Question

in a box the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 7:4 which of the following could be total number of marbles in the box ?

Answer 1

The total number of marbles in the box could be multiple of
7+4 = 11
that can be 11,22,33,44....

Answer 2

The total number of marbles in the box could any number divisible by 11.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that in a box the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 7:4. And we have to find the possibilities for the total number of marbles in the box.

The minimum number of marbles that can be found in the box will be = 7 + 4 = 11 marbles.

This the least possibility. Although there can be any number of marbles in the box but the condition that it must be divisible by 11.

The list of few examples are;

The number of marbles in the box = 11, 22, 33, 44,......., etc.

So, the total number of marbles in the box could any number divisible by 11.