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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?

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Answer:

see below

Step-by-step 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

Answer:

60 green candies

Step-by-step 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

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