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7 July, 18:15

Each marble bag sold by Latoya's Marble Company contains 7 purple marbles for every 4 red marbles. If a bad has 32 red marbles, how many purple marbles does it contain?

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  1. 7 July, 18:22
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    7 purple to 4 red = x purple to 32 red

    7 / 4 = x / 32 ... cross multiply because this is a proportion

    (4) (x) = (7) (32)

    4x = 224

    x = 224/4

    x = 56 purple <==
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