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In a jar of red and green jellybeans the ratio of green jellybeans to red jellybeans is 5:3. if the jar contains 160 jelly beans, how many of them are red?
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In a jar of red and green jellybeans the ratio of green jellybeans to red jellybeans is 5:3. if the jar contains 160 jelly beans, how many of them are red?

In a jar of red and green jellybeans the ratio of green jellybeans to red jellybeans-example-1
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There is 60 red and 100 blue jelly beans
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160 divided by 8 = 20
20 • 3 = 60
60 red jellybeans
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