Question

Each marble bag sold by Karen's Marble Company contains 3 blue marbles for every 5 yellow marbles. If a bag has 45 yellow marbles, how many blue marbles

does it contain?

Answer 1

27 Blue marbles

Explanation:

3 Blue marbles = 5 Yellow marbles

x = 45

(x multiply by 5) = 45 x 3

5x = 135

x = 135/5

x = 27 Blue Marbles

Answer 2

27

Explanation:

5/3 = 45/X

X = 27