Question

The ratio of white marbles to blue marbles in Connie's bag of marbles is equal to 2:3. There are more than 20 marbles in the bag. What is a possible number of white marbles and blue marbles in the bag?

Answer 1

20 whites, 30 blues

Explanation:

There are an infinite number of possibilities. Let's say `W` represents the number of white marbles and `B` represents the number of blue marbles. The question says that the ratio of `W:B` is 2:3 meaning that `2W=3B`. It also says that there are more than 20 marbles in the bag so `W+B>20`. From there, you just have to pick two numbers that satisfy these conditions.