Question

A bag contains 12 red marbles the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 4:3 find the number of blue marbles in the bag

Answer 1

Hello There!!

Explanation:

First look at the ratios the red marbles ratio is 4 and the blue marbles ratio is 3.

You already know that there are 12 ratios in the bag so 12÷4=3(1 ratio equals 3 marbles)

Therefore,3×3=9.So the answer is 9 blue marbles.

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Answer 2

9

Explanation:

this can be written as an equation.

12/x=4/3

and it is just easy now, you see what you multiply 4 by to get 12 and it is 3, so that means you have to multiply 3 by 3

3 times 3 is 9, so the answer is 9