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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A jar contains 7 blue marbles, 12 red marbles, and 4 green marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to the total number of marbles in the jar?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@sleepyjess can you help me with ratios

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Red marbles:blue+green marbles

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Does what I posted make sense to you?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Ok, so what do you come up with?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i meant no sorry i thought you were talking about the welcome to openstudy

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Oh, well, do you know what a ratio is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes kind of im not good with math

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are you still there

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

mk, well a ratio is kinda like a fraction. It is stating that there is so much of one thing to so much of another thing. For example, Max has 4 blue crayons to every 3 red crayons. The ratio, blue to red, would be 4:3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

So, we need the ratio red to blue and green.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

So, if there are 12 red marbles, how many blue and green marbles are there total?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

11

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Yes! So the ratio is 12:11

OpenStudy (anonymous):

could you help me with more

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Sure, just make sure you close this question and open up a new one :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right now

OpenStudy (sleepyjess):

Yep, then tag me just like you did here ^_^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

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