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In a candy mix there are 4 green bars for every 3 red bars how many red bars are ther if there are 200 green bars

User Sanela
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Set up a proportion.
Solve for x
In a candy mix there are 4 green bars for every 3 red bars how many red bars are ther-example-1
User Apnorton
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200 รท 4 = 50 (4 bars, 200 total)
50 x 3 = 150 (Above answer times 3 red)
So if there are 200 greens and every 4 green there's 3 red, then there would be
150.
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