Question

I have 7200 bags of snickers. If the rest is Hershey’s and Twix is 2/3 of snickers, how many Hershey’s are there?

Answer 1

Without the total number of candy bags ('T'), we cannot determine the number of Hershey's candies. We calculate Twix as 2/3 of Snickers (4800), but we cannot subtract from the total without knowing 'T'.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the number of Hershey's candies, we need to calculate the number of Twix candies first, since Twix is 2/3 of Snickers, and then subtract the sum of Snickers and Twix from the total.

First, calculate Twix:
Twix = (2/3) × 7200 Snickers = 4800.

Then, add Snickers and Twix to find the total non-Hershey's candies:
Snickers + Twix = 7200 + 4800 = 12000.

Now we assume that the total number of bags contains only Snickers, Twix, and Hershey's. To find the number of Hershey's, subtract the total number of Snickers and Twix bags from the total number of bags.

Let's denote the total number of bags as 'T'. Then, the number of Hershey's bags is:
Hershey's = T - (Snickers + Twix).

Without the total number of bags 'T' given, we cannot determine the number of Hershey's bags. More information is required.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

You have 7,200 bags of snickers

Twix is 2/3 that of snickers

Hershey's is ?

First you need to find out how much Twix you have.

You will need to multiply as a fraction: 2/3*7,200/1 (2 over 3 multiplied by 7,200 over 1)

Next multiply the two numerators together (numerators are the numbers on top of a fraction and the numbers on the bottom of the fraction are called denominators)

2 * 7,200 = 14,400

Next multiply the denominators together:

3 * 1 = 3

So now your fraction is 14,400/3 (14,400 over 3)

Now divide the denominator into the numerator:

14,400 divided by 3 = 4,800

So 2/3 of the 7,200 bags of Snickers equals 4,800 Twix

Now take away the Twix from the Snickers

7,200 - 4,800 = 2,400

So now all up you have:

7,200 bags of snickers

4,800 bags of Twix

2,400 bags of hershey's

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