Question
a bag of candy contains jolly ranchers and starbursts. the number of jolly rancheres is 3/5 of the number of starbursts. if there are 120 pieces of candy altogether, how many jolly ranchers are there.
Answers
Reiny
j + s = 120
but j = 3/5 s
so 3/5 s + s = 120
times 5
3s + 5s = 600
solve for s, then j
but j = 3/5 s
so 3/5 s + s = 120
times 5
3s + 5s = 600
solve for s, then j