Question

Peter is assembling gift bags for his birthday party. For every two Hershey candy cars he puts in each bag, he puts 3 lollipops. He decides to put six Hershey candy cars in one bag. How many lollipops does he put in the same bag?

Answer 1

9

Explanation:

In this question we are working with ratios!

We will set up the ratio as "Hershey : lollipops." Fill in the numbers - 2 : 3

Since there are six Hershey bars in one bag, we have to figure out how much the Hershey side of the ratio was multiplied by so we can do the same to the lollipop side.

2 : 3

6 : ?

2 times 3 equals 6, so both sides are multiplied by 3. Now, we can multiply the number of lollipops by 3. (3 times 3 equals 9)

6 : 9 is the ratio we now have. Therefore, there are 9 lollipops in the bag.