A bag containing 35 marbles has red and green marbles. If the ratio of green marbles to red marbles is 2 to 5, how many green marbles are in the bag?

Question

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Answer 1

2/5 of 35 is 14.So 14 green marbles.

Answer 2

Let 2x = the number of green marbles

Let 5x = the number of red marbles

2x + 5x =35

7x = 35

x = 5

Green: 2x = 10

Red: 5x = 25