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

Answer:

27

Step-by-step explanation:

5/3 = 45/X

X = 27

Answer 2

Answer:

27 Blue marbles

Step-by-step 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