Question

A box contains 35 candies if the ratio of red to yellow candies is 2:3 a.how many of each color in the box b.if 2 of the red candies are eaten and 1 yellow is added what does the ratio of red to yellow become

Answer 1

let the candies be 2x and 3x then 2x+3x=35

x=7, no. of red candies=14 and yellow=21

now, 14-2=12 and 21+1=22

thus the new ratio will be 12:22 or 6:11.