Question

75% of the M&Ms in a bag are red. There are 36 red in the class. How many M&M the

bag? ​

Answer 1

48

Explanation:

Let x be the total number of M&Ms in the bag.

0.75x = 36 because 75% of the M&Ms are red and there are 36 red M&Ms.

We can divide both sides by 0.75, getting x = 48.

Therefore, there are 48 M&Ms in the bag.