SOLUTION: Jamie and Bryce have a bag of candy containing 40 gumballs that are either red or blue. The ratio of red to blue gumballs in Jamie�s bag of candy is 1:3 and the ratio of red to blu

Question 700336: Jamie and Bryce have a bag of candy containing 40 gumballs that are either red or blue. The ratio of red to blue gumballs in Jamie�s bag of candy is 1:3 and the ratio of red to blue gumballs in Bryce�s bag of candy is 1:4. How many more red gumballs does Jamie have than Bryce?
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Jamie has 2 more red gum balls than Bryce. Jamie has a total of 40 gum balls 10 red 30 blue. Bryce has a total of 40 gum balls 8 red 32 blue. If Jamie has 10 red gum balls and Bryce has 8 than Jamie has 2 more red gumballs than Bryce. (10-8=2)
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