Question

Your job is to sort and snacks marbles for sale.A bag contains 55 marbles,some red and some green.If there are 11 red marbles,what is the ratio of red and green marbles?
a.1:4
b.1:5
c.4:1
d.5:1

Answer 1

Total number of marbles = 55

Red marbles = 11

Green marbles = (55-11) = 44

Ratio of red to green marbles

=11 : 44 = 1 : 4

Answer 2

$\sf Hello!$

• $\sf Number \:of\: Red \:marbles = 11$

• $\sf Total \:number \:of \:marbles = 55$

• $\sf Number \:of \:Green\: marbles = (55 - 11) = 44$

$\sf Then,$
$\sf Ratio \:of \:Red \:and \:Green \:marbles$ :

⇒ $\dfrac{\sf 11}{\sf 44}$

⇒ $\boxed{\dfrac{\sf 1}{\sf 4} = \sf 1\: : \: 4}$

~ $\sf iCarl$