There are some red and green paper clips in a box. There are 48 more red than green paper clips. 50% of the red paper clips is equal to 3/4 of the green paper clips. How many paper clips are there in the box altogether?
+80 Ok. So we can list what we have out
The ratio of red paper clips to green paper clips is 3/2.
the reason for this must be the extra 48 clips
so, 3*48=144
then, 48*2=96, which is the amount of green paper clips with the ratio.
144+96=\(\fbox{240}\)
