Question

A bag contains 100 marbles. Some are blue, and the rest are white. There are 24 blue

marbles for every 1 white marble. How many blue marbles are in the bag?
Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

96 blue

Explanation:

There are 24 blue for every 1 white so

24+1 = 25 blue marbles

25x4 = 100 or the total amount

100(total)-4 (white)

= 96 blue marbles

Answer 2

there would be 96 blue marbles and 4 white ones

Explanation:

theres 100 marbles. every 24 marbles is 1 white marble. 24+1=25 25×4=100 24×4=96 1×4=4