Question

Tracy purchases cotton candy in a ratio of 2 pink to 7 blue to sell at a carnival. She has a total of 108 bags. How many bags of each color does she have?

Answer 1

24 pink

84 blue

Explanation:

2 + 7 =9

2/9 = x/108

108 ÷ 9 = 12

12 × 2 =24

24 pink

7/9 = x/108

108÷9 = 12

12 ×7 =84

84 blue