SOLUTION: A bowl of Halloween candy contains a mixture of Skittles and Kit-Kats. There are 20% more Skittles than Kit-Kats. If there are a total of 198 candies in the bowl, how many are Sk

Question 837951: A bowl of Halloween candy contains a mixture of Skittles and Kit-Kats. There are 20% more Skittles than Kit-Kats. If there are a total of 198 candies in the bowl, how many are Skittles and how many are Kit-Kats?
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A bowl of Halloween candy contains a mixture of Skittles and Kit-Kats. There are 20% more Skittles than Kit-Kats. If there are a total of 198 candies in the bowl, how many are Skittles and how many are Kit-Kats?
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Equations:
s = 1.2k
s + k = 198
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Substitute for "s" and solve for "k":
1.2k + k = 198
2.2k = 198
k = 90 (# of Kit-Kats)
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s = 1.2*90 = 108 (# of Skittles)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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