Question

One sixth of the candies in a bag of M&M's are

orange. If there are 15 orange candies, how many
M&M's are in the bag?

Answer 1

90

Explanation:

Let x = number of M&M's in the bag

(1/6) * x = 15 [in word (story) problems, "of" usually means multiply]

x = 90 [multiply both sides by 6]

Answer 2

90 candies

Explanation:

15/ 1/6=90

90*1/6=15