Question

A bag of marbles contains 28 red marbles, 30 green marbles, and 24 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to yellow marbles, written as a fraction in simplest form?

Answer 1

7:6

Explanation:

Contents of the Marble Bag:

Red Marbles = 28

Green Marbles = 30

Yellow Marbles = 24

Total number of Marbles = 82

Ratio of Red to Yellow:

= Red : Yellow

=28 : 24

=14 : 12

=7 : 6

Note: keep Dividing through by 2

7:6 is the ratio of Red to Yellow marbles

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Answer 2

The answer to your question is 7:6

Explanation:

Data

Number of red marbles = 28

Number of green marbles = 30

Number of yellow marbles = 24

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Process

1.- Write the ratio

Red marbles : Yellow marbles

2.- Substitution

28 : 24

3.- Simplification

-Divide both terms by 2

14 : 12

-Divide by two both terms

7 : 6

-It is not possible to simplify more.