black: red = 2:5 Cards in a pack are black or red in the ratio What fraction of the cards are red? homo No.

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given the statement:

Cards in a pack are black or red in the ratio black: red = 2:5

Determine what fraction of the cards are red.

Solution:

Since the given ratio of proportionality is written as ratio of black to red = 2:5, then we can write the ratio of red in fraction form as, 5/2. This is due to the proportion 2:5, when interchange 5:2.

=5/2

Final answer:

Fraction of red cards = 5/2