Question

Help There are 7 red marbles and 5 blue marbles in a bag.

(a) What is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?
(b) What is the ratio of blue marbles to all marbles in the bag?

Answer 1

(a) 7:5 (red marbles to blue marbles)
(b) 7 + 5 = 12 total marbles
Ratio would be 5:12 (blue to total)

Answer 2

ratio of red to blue is : 7/5
ratio of blue to all is : 5/12