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1. 3 of every 5 is Blue
2 of every 5 is Black
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Ratio is 3:2

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Ratio is 3:2
If there are 30 beads in total,
How many are blue?
How many are black?

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There are 30 beads.
3 x 30 are blue
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18 are blue
Ratio is 3:2

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There are 30 beads.
2 x 30 are black 12 are black
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or (30 – 18) are black
Ratio is 3:2

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Ratio 5:2
A painter need to mix 5 tins of green paint
with two tins of orange to get the correct
colour.
If he has 20 tins of green paint, how many
tins of orange paint will he need.

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5:2 is equivalent to 20:8
He will need 8 tins of orange paint
Ratio 5:2

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3:5 15:25 21:14 3:2
50:15 10:3
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