Question

In a candy mix there are 4 green bars for every 3 red bars. How many red bars are there if there are 200 green bars

Answer 1

Since there are 4 green bars for every 3 red bars and we are trying to find the number of red bars if there are 200 green bars, we can create the ratio:

4 x : 3 y

Where x is equal to the number of green bars and y is the number of red bars.

We know the number of green bars is equal to 200, so we can divide it by 4, giving us:

200 /4=50

Then we can solve for y , the number of red bars.

// Multiple y by 50

3 ⋅ 50 = 150

So for every 4 green bars, there are 3 red bars.

For every 200 green bars, there are 150 red bars

Explanation:

Answer 2

It would be 150 because you need to divide 200 by 4 and get 50. Then multiply 50 times 3 to get 150.