6 red marbles 5 yellow marbles and 4 blue marbles. Write a fraction in simplest form that compares the number of red marbles to total number of marbles
6/15 = 2/5
5 blue marble
if you want to find the ratio 5 red marbles and 6 blue marbles in simplest form than what would that be?
To write a fraction in simplest form that compares the number of red marbles to the total number of marbles, you need to find the ratio of red marbles to the total number of marbles and simplify it.
To find the ratio, you can divide the number of red marbles by the total number of marbles and express it as a fraction. In this case, we have 6 red marbles out of a total of 15 marbles (6 red + 5 yellow + 4 blue).
So, the fraction that compares the number of red marbles to the total number of marbles is 6/15.
To simplify this fraction, you can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 3 in this case.
Dividing 6 by 3 gives you 2, and dividing 15 by 3 gives you 5.
So, the simplified fraction that compares the number of red marbles to the total number of marbles is 2/5.