I am choosing shapes out of a bag. The ratio of blue shapes to red shapes are 2:1. For the blue shapes, the ratio of spheres to cubes is 2:3. For the red shapes, the ratio of the spheres to cubes is 1:4. Given that there are 12 red spheres, how many blue cubes are there?

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Houdini

17 March, 19:28

I am choosing shapes out of a bag. The ratio of blue shapes to red shapes are 2:1. For the blue shapes, the ratio of spheres to cubes is 2:3. For the red shapes, the ratio of the spheres to cubes is 1:4. Given that there are 12 red spheres, how many blue cubes are there?

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London Robinson · Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

as there are 12 red spheres there are 12*4 red cubes (48) add them, 60. Then 60/2 to find blue shapes, 30, then add the 2 and 3 to make 5 after that do 30/5 = 6 then multiply by 3