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  • 16-02-2017
  • Mathematics
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In a bag of blow pops, 3/5 are red. if there are 35 lollipops in the bag,how many are not red

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KurdishPotato
KurdishPotato KurdishPotato
  • 16-02-2017
35 ÷ 5 × 3 = 21 red and 14 not red
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Constanceleak
Constanceleak Constanceleak
  • 16-02-2017
I think the answer is 14. First, since 3/5 are red, then that mean 2/5 aren't red. Then, you would set up the equation like this [tex] \frac{2}{5} * \frac{x}{35} [/tex]  cross multiply [tex]2*35[/tex]  and [tex]5*x[/tex] [tex] =5x=70[/tex] divide on each side and you will get [tex]x=14[/tex]
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