PSLE A bag contains beads of three different colours.
112 of the beads are orange. The ratio of the number of brown beads to that of red beads is 1 : 1. What is the ratio of the number of brown beads to that of orange beads?
Orange |
Brown |
Red |
Total |
1x2 |
11x2 |
12x2 |
|
1x11 |
1x11 |
|
2 u |
11 u |
11 u |
24 u |
The total number of red and brown beads is the combined repeated identity.
Make the total number red and brown beads the same.
LCM of 11 and 2 = 22
Brown : Orange
11 : 2
Answer(s): 11 : 2