A jar contains 24 red marbles, 10 blue marbles, and 8 green marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to the total number of marbles in the jar?

A.
3 : 4

B.
4 : 7

C.

4 : 3

D.
12 :17

Question

A jar contains 24 red marbles, 10 blue marbles, and 8 green marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to the total number of marbles in the jar?  
 
 

 
 

  

  A. 
  3 : 4   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
  4 : 7   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
 
4 : 3
   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
  12 :17

anonymous · Answer

whats the total number of marbles? how many red ones are their
the ratio will be 
number of red marbles : total amount of marbles

anonymous · Answer

24: 42 Can you do the math.

anonymous · Answer

It would be B, 4 : 7.

I got this by dividing both 24 and 42 by two, then by three.

anonymous · Answer

Do you get it?

anonymous · Answer

exactly what I did, I never notice to divide by like 6 straight away. always do 2 first :P

anonymous · Answer

Yeah, me too.