Question

a bag contains 8 red balls and x blue balls,the odd against drawing a blue ball are 2:5.What is the value of x?

Answer 1

Red ball/blue ball=2/5
8/x=2/5
X=40/2
X=20

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

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total no. of balls = 8 + x

odd against = no. of red/ no. of blu balls

8/x

8/x = 2/5

2x = 40

x = 20

thus no. of blue balls is 20=x

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