Question

A few students conducted a study of some solids and found each container hadan approximately 2:1 skittles to volume ratio. Using the empirical data collectedapproximate how many skittles the candy jar below will hold. *The measurements are 14*12*28So the volume of the container is 4704A. 2240 skittles B.9408 skittlesC.4704 skittlesD.9878 skittles

Answer 1

The ratio of the skittles to volume is 2:1. It means that for every unit of volume there are 2 skittles, so in this case, we can calculate the number of skittles applying the rule of three as:

2 skittles ---------- 1 unit of volume

X ----------- 4704 units of volume

Where X is the number of skittles.

Solving for X, we get: