Question

A typical small bag of colored candies has about 135 candies in it, 27 of which is blue. At the rate, how many blue candies would u expect in a pile of 1000 colored candies?

Answer 1

Answer:

in a pile of 1000 colored candies, you'll find 200 of which are blue

Step-by-step explanation:

135 ÷ 27 = 5

ratio: 5:1

1000÷5 = 200

feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

Answer 2

Answer:

200

Step-by-step explanation:

135/27=1000/x

cross multiplication

1000*27=135x

27000=135x

27000/135=x

x=200