Concept explainers
Find the number of blue marbles.
Answer to Problem 53PFA
Option A is correct.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A jar contains at least 600 marbles. Two − third of the marbles are red. The rest are blue.
Concept Used:
Translate the statement into equation.
Calculation:
A jar contains at least 600 marbles Two − third of the marbles are red.
Number of red marbles at least
Number of red marbles at least 400.
Number of blue marbles = 600 − 400 = 200
So, the numbers of blue marbles are at least 200 in the jar. Option A is correct.
Thus, the numbers of blue marbles are at least 200 in the jar. Option A is correct.
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Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
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