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I have a bag with red and green marbles in it. At the moment, the ratio of red marbles to green marbles is 3:2. If I add 5 red marbles and 5 green marbles, the ratio will be 4:3. How many red marbles will be in the bag after I add more?

 Jun 19, 2021
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I have a bag with red and green marbles in it.
At the moment, the ratio of red marbles to green marbles is 3:2.
If I add 5 red marbles and 5 green marbles, the ratio will be 4:3.
How many red marbles will be in the bag after I add more?

 

(1)rg=32r=32g(2)r+5g+5=43r+5=43(g+5)32g+5=43(g+5)32g43g=2035g(3243)=53g(16)=53g=536g=10r=32gr=3210r=15r+5=20

 

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 Jun 19, 2021

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