Question

in a bag of 30 lollipops,5 were grape flavored estimate the number of grape flavored lollipops in a bag of 100 lollipops

Answer 1

Answer: 50/3 or approximately 17

Explanation:

1. Set up ratios

(5/30)=(x/100)

2. Cross multiply

(5 x 100)/30=x x=(50/3) but nearest whole number is 17

Answer 2

16

Explanation:

the proportion pf grape lollipops to all lollipops is 5/30=1/6 so 1/6 of all lollipops are gonna be grape so from 100 lollipops the graoe ones are gonna be 100/6=16.(6) we take only the whole part because we cant have 0.6 of a lollipop