document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456308>Question 456308</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ratio of red marbles to blue is 3 to 7.  If there are 250 marbles overall, how many are red?  Need to show work.  I have 3r/7b=x/250, but I don't think that's right.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 3 to 7, that means that out of every 7+3=10 marbles 3 are red and 7 are blue. In other words, 3/10 are red and 7/10 are blue, soooo if there are 250 marbles, 3/10 are red and 7/10 are blue.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/10(250)=75 are red and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/10(250)=175 are blue and the ratio of red to blue is 75/175=3/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps--ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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