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A typical small bag of colored candies has about 135 candies in it, 27 of which is blue. At the rate, how many blue candies would u expect in a pile of 1000 colored candies?

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Answer:

200

Explanation:

135/27=1000/x

cross multiplication

1000*27=135x

27000=135x

27000/135=x

x=200

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User Jake Drew
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Answer:

in a pile of 1000 colored candies, you'll find 200 of which are blue

Explanation:

135 ÷ 27 = 5

ratio: 5:1

1000÷5 = 200

feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

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User Zhenyu Li
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