Question

the ratio of red M&Ms to blue M&Ms is 2:3. if there are 55 total M&Ms in the bag, how many are red and how many are blue (assume no other colors are in the bag, just red and blue)

Answer 1

ANSWER

22 red M&Ms and 33 blue M&Ms.

EXPLANATION

We have that the ratio of red M&Ms to blue ones is 2 : 3.

There are a total of 55 M&Ms in the bag.

We want to find the amount of each color.

To do this, first we find the total ratio:

2 + 3 = 5

Therefore, for red M&Ms, we have that:

$N_{red}=\frac{2}{5}\cdot\text{ 55 = 2 }\cdot\text{ 11 = 22}$

For the blue M&Ms, we have that:

$N_{blue}\text{ = }\frac{3}{5}\cdot\text{ 55 = 3 }\cdot\text{ 11 = 33}$

Therefore, there are 22 red M&Ms and 33 blue M&Ms.