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A bag contains 120 marbles some are red and the rest are black there are 19 red marbles for every black marble how many red marbles are in the bag.



User Andy Dang
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Answer:

114 red marbles

Explanation:

The ratio is 19:1

19+1=20

120/20=6

19(6)+1(6)=120

114+6=120

answer: 114 red marbles

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