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A bag contains red and blue pens in the ratio 2:7. There are 18 red pens in the bag. How many blue pens are in the bag?

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Answer:There are

49

blue balls in the bag.

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of red balls and blue balls in a bag is

2

:

7

i.e for every

2

red balls there are

7

blue balls. So for

14

red balls there are

14

----

2

7

=

49

blue balls.[Ans]

User Garrett Johnson
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blue pens= 63

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User Kaleab Woldemariam
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