Question

two boxes of identical birthday candles are pictured: a 2 ounces box and 6- ounces box. There is 96 candles in the large box. How many candles are in the small box?

Answer 1

Answer: There are 32 candles in the small box.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Size of small box= 2 ounces

Size of large box = 6 ounces

Number of candles in large box = 96,

We need to find the number of candles in the small box ,

As there is direct variation between the small box and large box ,

let the number of candles in the small box be x

So,

`(96)/(6)=(x)/(2)\\\\16=(x)/(2)\\\\16* 2=x\\\\32=x`

so, there are 32 candles in the small box.