Question

Lewis wants to make a mixture of peanuts and candy corn. He wants to have 40% candy corn and 60% peanuts. If he has 12 ounces of peanuts, how many ounces of candy corn should he put in his mix? Show how you arrived at your answer.

Answer 1

@iGreen, @Luigi0210

Answer 2

@TeenWolfGirl

Answer 3

sorry idk

Answer 4

I think that it is 8 ounces but I dont know how to explain how I got the correct answer

Answer 5

@iGreen can you help me?

Answer 6

The answer is 8.

Answer 7

40%/60% = 0.40/0.60 = 2/3

We set up a proportion:

\(\dfrac{2}{3} = \dfrac{x}{12}\)

Cross multiply:

\(3x = 24\)

Divide 3 to both sides:

\(x = 8\)

You are correct! :)

Answer 8

Okay, but how did you get that answer?

Answer 9

thank you @iGreen