Question

There are 132 counters in a bag. The ratio of green counters to purple

counters is 5:7. How many purple counters are there in the bag?

Answer 1

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Answer:

77 purple counters

Explanation:

There are a total of 5+7=12 ratio units, so each stands for 132/12 = 11 counters. The 7 ratio units representing the purple counters stand for ...

11 × 7 = 77 purple counters