SOLUTION: There are green and blue marbles in a bag. The number of green marbles is 3/5 the number of blue marbles. what is the proportion of green marbles in the bag?

Algebra ->  Probability-and-statistics -> SOLUTION: There are green and blue marbles in a bag. The number of green marbles is 3/5 the number of blue marbles. what is the proportion of green marbles in the bag?      Log On


   

Question 846856: There are green and blue marbles in a bag. The number of green marbles is 3/5 the number of blue marbles. what is the proportion of green marbles in the bag?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the number of blue marbles.
Then (3/5)x is the number of green marbles.
The total number of marbles is T=x%2B%283%2F5%29x=%288%2F5%29x
The proportion of green to total is %28%283%2F5%29x%29%2F%28%288%2F5%29x%29=3%2F8