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The ratio of red to blue marbles in the bag is 5 to 3. If there are 20 less blue marbles than red, how many blue marbles are in the bag?

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Answer:

30

Explanation:

red : blue = 5:3

since difference between 5&3 is automatically 2....then just add 0 to 3

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