Question

Ed has 30 sweets. The ratio of red sweets to yellow sweets is 2:3. How many red sweets does Ed have?

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

total= 30

now,

let redsweets be 2x n yellow sweets be 3x

2x+3x=30

5x=30

x=6

now ,

red sweets= 2x=2×6=12 sweets.