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?
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)32g−43g=203−5g(32−43)=53g(16)=53g=53∗6g=10r=32gr=32∗10r=15r+5=20