Question

There are 3 pink marbles, 5 orange marbles, and 8 blue marbles. What is the ratio of blue marbles to the total amount of marbles? Make sure your ratio is in simplest form. *

Answer 1

1:2

Explanation:

There are 16 marbles in total. 3+5+8=16

8 of them are blue so it is 8:16 simplify 1:2

Answer 2

1:2

Explanation:

The total number of marbles is

3+5+8 = 16

blue : total

8 : 16

Divide each side by 8

8/8 : 16/8

1:2