Question
A box contained some red, blue, and green markers. For every 5 red markers, there were 2 blue markers. For every 3 blue markers, there were 5 green markers.
a.Find the ratio of red markers to blue markers to green markers.
b.When 6 red markers were removed from the box, 37 of the remaining markers were red markers. How many markers were left in the box?
a.Find the ratio of red markers to blue markers to green markers.
b.When 6 red markers were removed from the box, 37 of the remaining markers were red markers. How many markers were left in the box?
Answers
r:b = 5:2
b:g = 3:5
or,
r:b = 15/6
b:g = 6:10
so, r:b:g = 15:6:10
so, see what you can do with part (b)
b:g = 3:5
or,
r:b = 15/6
b:g = 6:10
so, r:b:g = 15:6:10
so, see what you can do with part (b)
I thought the question said 3/7 not 37 for b