Question

in a bowl, there are green candies for every 5 red candies. If the bowl has a total of 160 candies (red and green only), which proportion will solve for the number of green candies in the bowl?

Answer 1

60 green candies

Explanation:

We know the proportion :

• Red : Green = 5 : 3

Let's make a linear equation where candies is denoted by x.

• 5x + 3x = 160
• 8x = 160
• x = 20

Number of green

• 3x
• 3(20)
• 60 green candies

Answer 2

see below

Explanation:

3 green for 5 red

then 3 out of (3+5) are green ... or 3/8 are green

3/8 * 160 = green = 60 green