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Algebra_3

Chapter 59

Problem 3

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A bag of marbles contained red and white marbles.
The ratio of red to white marbles was to .
If the total number of marbles in the bag is .
How many of the marbles were red?
This statement can be written in two parts in shorthand form as:

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The number of red marbles R =


Example:

Suppose the ratio of red (R) marbles to yellow (Y) marbles in a bag is 5 to 18.
If there are a total of 125 red marbles in the bag, how many of the marbles are yellow?

The ratio of red to yellow marbles can be written as click refresh (F5)

The total number of red marbles R = 125.

By substituting Y = 18/5R you get click refresh (F5) yellow marbles.

Try this solution by entering (18/5)125 into the Graphing Calculator in the Function f(x) = box .
Click on the Plot Graph button to obtain your solution as f(x) = 450
below the Function f(x)=box