Question

Suzi bought 5 packages of M&M's, and each package contained 18 candy pieces. She opened the first package and counted 4 green pieces. She then counted 3 green pieces in the second package. Which statement about the candy pieces in the remaining packages is best supported by this information? A. There are fewer than 14 green pieces in all 5 packages. B. There are between 15 and 20 green pieces in all 5 packages. C. There are at least 25 green pieces but no more than 50 in all 5 packages. D. There are more than 50 green pieces in all 5 packages.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is option B: There are between 15 and 20 green pieces in all 5 packages

Step-by-step explanation: The most important factor has been given which is, "Which statement about the candy pieces in the remaining packages is best supported by this information."

The information given is such that, the first package she opened had 4 green pieces and on this basis we can safely assume that all other packages have 4 green pieces as well. The second package had 3 green pieces and this based on this too we can safely assume that all other packages had 3 green pieces. Hence, all 5 packages can either have a total of 4 x 5 green candies which equals a total of 20 green pieces or, all 5 packages can have a total of 3 x 5 green candies which equals a total of 15 green pieces.

So according to Suzi's experiment, there are between 15 and 20 green pieces in all 5 packages.