Question

a packet of sweets only contain yellow and purple sweets the ratio to yellow to purple sweets in the packet ids 2:1 9if there are 9 sweets in total how many purple sweets are there

Answer 1

There are 3 yellow sweets and 6 purple sweets in the packet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of yellow to purple sweets in the packet is 2:1. If there are 9 sweets in total, we can set up the proportion:

2(x) = 1(9 - x)

Where x represents the number of yellow sweets and 9 - x represents the number of purple sweets. Simplifying the equation:

2x = 9 - x

3x = 9

x = 3

Therefore, there are 3 yellow sweets and 9 - 3 = 6 purple sweets in the packet.