There were a total of 40 Jolly Ranchers hidden in Mr. Godsey's drawer. The ratio of red to blue is 2:5. If he had 12 red Jolly Ranchers, how many blue Ranchers does he have?
1 Answer
Sep 29, 2017
no answer
Explanation:
what you would do first is reduce the ratio for easier calculations. for every 2 red ones, you have 5 blue ones. we know that there are 12 red ones in total,
the problem arises when you add 12 and 30 as you get 42. since there are only 40 candies, this won't work.
another hint is seeing the
