Question

A Christmas jar contains 550 m&ms. Of all the m&ms, 2/5 are green and the rest are red. What is the ratio of green to red m&ms?
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Answer 1

Answer:

2:3 unless it wants it in total, then 220:330

Step-by-step explanation:

it gives you the answer with the fraction.  A ratio is basically saying with x:y for every x number of one thing there are y number of another.  In this case we know 2/5 will be green, so how many will be red?  3/5.  So for every 2 greens there are 3 reds.

Another way of looking at it is for the totals.  there are 550 total, so 2/5 of that is green.  2/5 of 550 is 220, while 3/5 is 330  so that means of the 550, the ratio is 220:330.  Kinda like simplifying fractions where 220/550 is the same thing as 2/5