Question

A bag holds 28 blue marbles and 49 red marbles. What is the ratio to total number of marbles in the bag?

Answer 1

The ratio of what to the total number of marbles in the bag?

Answer 2

you left out a phrase in
**. What is the ratio to total***

do you mean what is the ratio of blue ? or of red ?

Answer 3

ah that's the thing, I don't understand the question?

Answer 4

RED OHHHH

Answer 5

in that case write a fraction
# of red divided by total number

Answer 6

how?

Answer 7

write down the number of red marbles

Answer 8

then write a slash /
or a line underneath if you are doing this on paper

Answer 9

then figure out how many marbles you have (i.e. add up the red and blue)
and write that number underneath the line (or next to the /)

Answer 10

can you write the ratio ?

Answer 11

hold on real quick sweetheart