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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A bag holds 28 blue marbles and 49 red marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to the total number of marbles in the bag? A. 7 to 11 B. 7 to 4 C. 4 to 7 D. 4 to 11

OpenStudy (lunymoony):

divide both 28 and 49 by the number they both share, 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4 14

OpenStudy (lunymoony):

What dont you understand then?

OpenStudy (lunymoony):

ok, 28 divided by 7 = 4, 47 divided by 7 = 7 So the answer is C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i divided 28 and 49 by 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4 to7**

OpenStudy (anonymous):

THAnk you for explaining now i get it!

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