The ratio of blue marbles to yellow marbles in a jar is 7 to 9. If there are 28 blue marbles in the jar, how many yellow marbles are there?

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The ratio of blue marbles to yellow marbles in a jar is 7 to 9. If there are 28 blue marbles in the jar, how many yellow marbles are there?

 PLEASE, GIVE ME A REAL ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION.

bibby · Answer

There are 7 blue marbles for every 9 yellow
The ratio is being multiplied by 4.

anonymous · Answer

can i have the answer so i can check my work?

bibby · Answer

Tell me your answer and I'll check it with /my/ work

anonymous · Answer

i got 36.

bibby · Answer

Yeah. Same. High five.

anonymous · Answer

are you sure its the right answer? :)

bibby · Answer

I totally graduated high school. I'll bet my life savings on this.

anonymous · Answer

it is....7/9 = 28/x 
(9 x 28)/7 = 252/7 = 36

anonymous · Answer

thank you soooo much :)

anonymous · Answer

anytime :)

anonymous · Answer

It's 36. because to find out how many times you need to times 7 to find 28 you divide it. 28 dived by 7 = 4. so it multiplies by four. so then you multiply 9 by 4 now. and you come up with 36!:)