Question

A necklace has green and blue beads in the ratio 4:3.

There are 24 blue beads on the necklace. How many green beads are there?

Answer 1

According to my calculation there are 32 green beads

Answer 2

32 green beads

Explanation:

the 3 part of the ration applies to 24 blue beads , then

24 ÷ 3 = 8 ← value of 1 part of the ratio , then

4 parts = 4 × 8 = 32 ← number of green beads