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Marc wants to guess how many marbles are in a box that has a height of 18 inches. He calculates that there are 32 marbles in a height of 5 inches. Approximately how many marbles are in the box?

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So every 5 inches in height, there are 32 marbles. You want to know how many marbles there are per 18 inches in height.


(32)/(5) = (x)/(18)

To get from 5 to 18, you multiply by 3.6.

Do the same thing to the numerator; 32 × 3.6 = 115.2.

Since 0.2 marbles is no marbles, you round down.

There are 115 marbles in the box.

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