JAMB 1988 · UME · Q6

A basket contains green, black and blue balls in the ratio 5:2:15 : 2 : 1. If there are 10 blue balls, find the new ratio when 10 green and 10 black balls are removed.

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. Blue is 1 part and there are 10 blue balls, so one part is 10 balls: 50 green, 20 black and 10 blue.
  2. Remove 10 green and 10 black: 40 green, 10 black and 10 blue are left.
  3. Divide by 10: 40:10:10=4:1:140 : 10 : 10 = 4 : 1 : 1, option D.

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