Question

An event organiser is filling some party bags for a children's party. Each bag contains sweets, stickers and crayons. 40% of the items are stickers. The ratio of sweets to crayons is 5:3 The event organiser uses 150 sweets in total. She fills 10 party bags. How many stickers does she put in each bag?​

Answer 1

Answer: 16 stickers

Explanation:

The ratio of sweets to crayons is 5:3

we know she is using 150 sweets.

so if 5 = 150, then 3 = 90.

We know there are 90 crayons and 150 sweets.

So there are a total of 240 non-sticker items

If 60% = 240, then 40% = 160

Now we know that there are 150 sweets, 90 crayons, and 160 stickers.

If she is filling 10 bags, then there are 15 sweets, 9 crayons, and 16 stickers in each.

So there are 16 stickers/bag.