Question

65% of the M&M candies in a package are red. 13 of the M&M candies are red. How many M&M's are there total? *

Answer 1

There are 20 M&M's

Explanation:

13 = 65

---- ------- = 65x = 1300

x. 100

x = 20

Answer 2

13 = 65%
1% = 13 divided by 65 = 0.2
100% = 0.2 x 100 = 20

There are 20 candies in total^^