Answer:
a) 2.5 pounds of candy
b) 2.5 pounds of candy

y × 1 = 0.5 × 5
y = 2.5
Step-by-step explanation:
1 = 5
1/2 = y or 0.5 = y

y × 1 = 0.5 × 5
y = 2.5
To re-phrase this: 50 is a certain percent of 90.
this can be written mathematically as 50=x%*90
let's divide both sides by 10:
5=x%*9
and divide both sides by 9:

which in decimals is approximately 0.56 (but not exactly).
so 0.56=x%
and the x then 56
so 50 is
approximately 56% of 90:
exactly 56%of 90 is 50.4
Think of the greater than sign as an equals sign. Then, you solve for m