PSLE A bag contains beads of three different colours.
14 of the beads are yellow. The ratio of the number of orange beads to that of purple beads is 1 : 8. What is the ratio of the number of orange beads to that of yellow beads?
Yellow |
Orange |
Purple |
Total |
1x3 |
3x3 |
4x3 |
|
1x1 |
8x1 |
|
3 u |
1 u |
8 u |
12 u |
The total number of purple and orange beads is the combined repeated identity.
Make the total number purple and orange beads the same.
LCM of 3 and 9 = 9
Orange : Yellow
1 : 3
Answer(s): 1 : 3