SOLUTION: The ratio red candy to green candy in a bag is 3 to 4. If there were 36 pieces of green candy in the bag, how many peices of candy in the bag were red?
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Question 420305: The ratio red candy to green candy in a bag is 3 to 4. If there were 36 pieces of green candy in the bag, how many peices of candy in the bag were red?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3/4=m/36
108=4m
m=27
There were 27 pieces of red candy in the bag..
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