David has 36 marbles, 24 of which are black and 12 are blue. what is the ratio of black marbles to blue marbles? write the ratio in lowest term

We know there are a total of 36 marbles. We also know 24 out of 36 are black and 12 out of 36 are blue. A ratio is pretty much a division problem... The problem wants the 24 black marbles over the 12 blue marbles. So, 24/12 = 2/1. Now, what this means is that for every 2 black marbles, there is one 1 blue marble. Good luck!