Problema Solution

Jamie and Bryce have a bag of candy containing 40 gumballs that are either red or blue. The ratio of red to blue gumballs in Jamie’s bag of candy is 1:3 and the ratio of red to blue gumballs in Bryce’s bag of candy is 1:4. How many more red gumballs does Jamie have than Bryce?

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Jamies Red to blue = 1:3. So, Red = 10, Blue = 30

Bryce Red to blue = 1:4, S Red = 8, Blue = 32

 

So, James Has 2 more red balls