document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=991712>Question 991712</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you were given a small bag of M&M's with 40 candies in it, using the percentages in the table below, how many of each color would you \"expect\" to find? (Give your answers to the nearest whole number.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #611523 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=611523\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You forgot to post the table. To find the expected number for each color, you multiply the total number (40) by the decimal form of the percentage.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example: if the package says \"20% of the candies are red\", then we would expect 40*0.20 = 8 candies to be red. Notice how I converted 20% to 0.20 </SPAN>\n" );
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