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26 Februari 2024

How many green marbles 2









At first , Ben had some red , blue , and green marbles. 

During a game , he removed 54 red marbles , gave away 40 % of the blue marbles , and increased the green marbles by 25 %.


After the game , the ratio of the number of red marbles to the number of blue marbles to the number of green marbles was 3 : 1 : 5. 

The total number of marbles he had before and after the game was the same.

a.) What fraction of the marbles were red at first ?

b.) How many green marbles had he increased during the game ?






























a.) The fraction of red marbles at first is 3u + 54 .
And the red marbles at first is 540.


b). He increased 162 green marbles during the game.