2021 P6 Paper2 Reader Request Red Swastika SA2

P6 / Red Swastika / 2021 / SA2 / Paper 2 – Q11 ~ Reader Request #67

Question:

Ali and Jim had some red and blue marbles. Jim had twice as many marbles as Ali. Ali had red and blue marbles in the ratio of 1 : 5. Jim had red and blue marbles in the ratio of 5 : 3. What was the ratio of the their total number of red marbles to their total of blue marbles?

Solution:

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