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A bag of marbles only has red and blue marbles. The bag has a ratio of blue marbles to red marbles of 3:5, and there are 24 blue marbles in the bag. What is the total number of marbles in the bag?​

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Answer:

64 marbles

Step-by-step explanation:

  1. 24 ÷ 3 = 8
  2. 8 × 5 = 40 (40 total red marbles)
  3. 40 + 24 = 64