In a box of marbles, the ratio of red marble to total marble is 2 :5, the ratio of green marble to the total marble is 3:10 . If the marbles that are neither red nor green are blue, how many marbles are in the box if there are 40 marbles in the box


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Question Number 159029 by otchereabdullai@gmail.com last updated on 12/Nov/21

$In a box of marbles, the ratio of red$ $marble to total marble is 2 : 5, the$ $ratio of green marble to the total$ $marble is 3 : 10 . If the marbles that are$ $neither red nor green are blue, how$ $many marbles are in the box if there$ $are 40 marbles in the box$
Commented by mr W last updated on 12/Nov/21

$p l e a s e r e c h e c k t h e l a s t s e n t e n c e i n t h e$ $q u e s t i o n!$ $i f t h e r e a r e 40 m a r b l e s i n t h e b o x,$ $t h e n c e r t a i n l y t h e r e a r e 40 m a r b l e s$ $i n t h e b o x .$ $m a y b e y o u w a n t e d t o a s k h o w m a n y$ $b l u e m a r b l e s a r e i n t h e b o x . t h e n t h e$ $a n s w e r i s :$ $n u m b e r o f r e d m a r b l e s : \frac{2}{5} \times 40 = 16$ $n u m b e r o f g r e e n m a r b l e s : \frac{3}{10} \times 40 = 12$ $n u m b e r o f r e m a i n i n g (b l u e) m a r b l e s :$ $40 - 16 - 12 = 12$ $\Rightarrow 12 b l u e m a r b l e s a r e i n t h e b o x .$
Commented by otchereabdullai@gmail.com last updated on 12/Nov/21

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