document.write( "Question 368015: a bag contains 12 red marbles, 5 yellow marbles, and 15 green marbles. how many additional red marbles must be added to the 32 marbles already in the bag so that the probability randomly drawing a red is 3/5
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document.write( "A: 13
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document.write( "B: 18
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document.write( "C: 28
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document.write( "D: 32
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document.write( "E: 40 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #262276 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x=how many additional red marbles must be added \n" ); document.write( "(x+12)/(x+32)=3/5 \n" ); document.write( "5(x+12)=3(x+32) \n" ); document.write( "5x+60+3x+96 \n" ); document.write( "2x=36 \n" ); document.write( "x=18 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " |