Question

Sun-Li has 10 blue marbles, 3 red marbles, and 17 white marbles. Write each ratio in ALL three forms.

a.) blue marbles to red marbles =

b.) red marbles to white marbles =

c.) red marbles to total number of marbles =

Answer 1

a.) 10:3

b.) 3:17

c.) 3:30

Explanation:

There is 10 blue marbles, 3 red marbles, and 17 white marbles.

in total there is 30 marbles because 10+3=13 and 13+17=30.

the ratio of blue marbles to red marbles is 10:3 because there is 10 blue marbles to three red marbles.

the ratio of red marbles to white marbles is 3:17 because there is three red marbles to 17 white marbles.

the ratio of red marbles to total number of marbles is 3:30 because there is three red marbles to 30 marbles in total