Question

Washington candy company has 600 pounds of jelly beans to package. If each package contains three-forthwith pound, how many packages are needed?

Answer 1

Explanation:

x - the number of red jelly beans

y - the number of yellow jelly beans

The ratio of red jelly beans to yellow jelly beans is 3:4.

If Greg eats 3 red jelly beans and 6 yellow ones, the ratio is 4:5.

There were 36 yellow jelly beans in the dish.