Question

The ratio of white marbles to blue marbles in connie’s bag of marbles is equal to 2:3. there are more than 20 marbles in a bag what is possible number of white marbles and blue marbles in the

bag

Answer 1

Explanation:

let the number of blue and white marble be 2x and 3x respectively.

from question

2x +3x = 20

5x=20

x=20/5

x=4

2x= 2*4=8

3x=3*4=12