Question

There are approximately 210 M&M’s in a 7-ounce bag of M&M’s. a. Write and solve a proportion that you can use to find the number of M&M’s in a 3-ounce bag.

B. What is the number of M&M's per ounce
C. Approximately how many ounces does each M&M weigh? Round to the nearest hundred.

Answer 1

210/7 = 30. Per ounce there are 30 m&ms so there are 90 in 3 ounces. One M&M weighs 0.03 ounces because 1/30 = 0.03 repeating.