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In a bag of coloured candies, the ratio of red candies to blue candies is respectively. If there are red candies, how many blue candies are there?

  1. A
    60
  2. B
    48
  3. C
    40
  4. D
    72

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the number of red candies be and blue candies be .
Given that there are red candies:



Therefore, the number of blue candies .

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In a bag of coloured candies, the ratio of red candies to blue candies is respectively. If there are red candies, how many blue candies are there?
A
60
B
48
C
40
D
72

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