There are red marbles and green marbles in a bag. If the ratio of red marbles to green marbles in the bag is 4 to 5, what fraction of the total number of marbles is red?
A)4 : 5
B)5 : 9
C)1 : 3
D)4 : 9
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
just a moment
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Okie!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
you need to use the ratio the question gave you, wich is 4:5 so A is the right answer
this is very easy of a question ^_^
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I'm like super dumbfounded in math! x.x
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Thank you so much, I appreciate your help.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
im super dumb in geometry maths but im not too bad in algebra 1, dont even get me started on alg 2
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Haha!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
u have any more q's?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
2 more. x.x
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ok post them
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Hold on their scattered. x.x
OpenStudy (anonymous):
scattered?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Spread out.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
:/ ok then?
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Got it! :D
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok post it then! :D
OpenStudy (kropot72):
For every 4 red marbles there are 5 green marbles. Therefore if there are 9 marbles in the ratio of 4 red to 5 green, the proportion of red marbles in the total of 9 marbles is 4:9.