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Can anyone help with question one I keep getting 2:5

Can anyone help with question one I keep getting 2:5-example-1
User Ferbolg
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B

Explanation:

Because 16+12+4+10= 42

so you have 12 white marble and you have 42 marbles in total so

12 : 42 simplified would be 2 : 7

You were just adding all the other colors and leaving out the white ones but you have to add them all together.

User Lescurel
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Answer:

B= 2:7

Explanation:

First add all the marbles.

16+12+4+10

16+12=28

28+4=32+10=42

There are 12 white.

Simplify

12:42= 6:21=2:7

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