Veronica is filling a bag with marbles. She fills the bag with 8 green marbles for every 6 red marbles. The table below shows the numbers of green and red marbles she used.

Green Marbles 8 12 16 20

Red Marbles 6 9 12 15

Using the information from the table, choose the correct statement.

A.

The ratio of the number of red marbles to the total number of marbles is 7:3.

B.

There are 4 green marbles, for every 3 red marbles.

C.

For each red marble, there are 2 green marbles.

D.

The ratio of the number of green marbles to the total number of marbles is 4:3.

Question

Aurora Harrell

Mathematics

13 July, 00:04

Veronica is filling a bag with marbles. She fills the bag with 8 green marbles for every 6 red marbles. The table below shows the numbers of green and red marbles she used.

Green Marbles 8 12 16 20

Red Marbles 6 9 12 15

Using the information from the table, choose the correct statement.

A.

The ratio of the number of red marbles to the total number of marbles is 7:3.

B.

There are 4 green marbles, for every 3 red marbles.

C.

For each red marble, there are 2 green marbles.

D.

The ratio of the number of green marbles to the total number of marbles is 4:3.

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Lisa Wade · Answer 1

Answer: Off the top of my head, I can see that B is a correct statement.

Step-by-step explanation: 4 x 2 = 8

3 x 2 = 6

this multiplication shows that statement B is true.