Question

the ratio of red marbles to yellow marbles placed in a bag is 2:7. More marbles are added to the bag: 3 red and 3 yellow marbles. Maria states that the ratio is still the same since equal amounts of red and yellow marbles were added to the bag

Answer 1

Answer: False.

Explanation:

Initially, the ratio is 2:7

This means that if we have 2 red marbles, we must have 7 yellow ones.

The quotient here is 7/2 = 3.5

Now, if you add 3 marbles of each colour, then we have:

2 + 3 = 5 red marbles

7 + 3 = 10 yellow marbles.

Now the ratio is 5:10

This means that for every 5 red marbles, we have 10 yellow ones.

But now we can divide both numbers by the same positive integer, because they have a common factor equal to 5.

5/5 = 1

10/5 = 2

Then we have:

5:10 = 1:2

So the new ratio is 1:2

Then the ratio changed when we added the new marbles, which means that Maria was wrong.