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3 September, 03:17

There is a jar of green and red marbles. If there are 21 marbles total and the ratio of green to red is 3:4, how many red marbles are there?

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  1. 3 September, 03:54
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    There are 12 red marbles

    Step-by-step explanation:

    green : red : total

    3 4 3+4=7

    We want a total of 21

    21 / 7 = 3

    Multiply by 3

    green : red : total

    3*3 4*3 7*3

    9 12 21
  2. 3 September, 04:23
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    12 red marbles

    Step-by-step explanation:

    You make an equation: 3x+4x=21

    Then, you get 7x=21.

    By using algebra, you get x=3.

    Then you muliply 3 by 4 since the ratio of red marbles is 4.

    So you get 12.
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