Each marble bag sold by Chau's Marble Company contains 4 yellow marbles for every 3 blue marbles. If a bag has 24 yellow marbles, how many blue marbles does it contain?

Question

Write and Solve Proportions Practice

Answer 1

B/24 = 3/4

B/6 = 3

B = 18 Blue marbles in a bag with 24 yellow marbles

the ratio of blue to yellow remains a constant

18/24 = 3/4