In a bag of chocolate candies, 1/5 have red coating. If there are 9 red candies in the bag, what is the total number of candies in the bag

Question

In a bag of chocolate candies, 1/5 have red coating. If there are 9 red candies in the bag, what is the total number of candies in the bag 

Answer 1

The fraction 1/5 shows that the ratio of red candies to total candies is 1 to 5.  Therefore, we can set up a proportion to solve for the total candies in the bag.

 

9/x = 1/5

 

x = 45

 

There are 45 candies in the bag.