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Marie has a box that contains only red and blue marbles in a ratio of 5:45. What percent of the marbles in the box were red?

Marie has a box that contains only red and blue marbles in a ratio of 5:45. What percent of the marbles in the box were red?
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Marie has a box that contains only red and blue marbles in a ratio of 5:45. What percent of the marbles in the box were red?

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User Zack E
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10 percent
45/5= 9
10-9=1
1=10 percent
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User Patrik Simek
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Answer:

10 percent

Explanation:

t=ratio

5x:45x

total=45x+5x=50x

5x/50x=1/10=10 percent

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User Ivan Meredith
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