Chapter 10.7, Problem 3GP

To determine

To find: The number of candies that can be expected to be yellow.

Answer to Problem 3GP

  $150$ candies can be expected yellow.

Explanation of Solution

Given information: Total candies are $375$ , $40\%$ are yellow.

Calculation:

Let $n$ number of candies can be expected to be yellow.

Using percent proportion,

  $\begin{array}{l}\frac{n}{375}=\frac{40}{100}\\ \\ \Rightarrow n\times 100=15000(Cross-product)\\ \\ \Rightarrow n=150\end{array}$

Thus, $150$ candies can be expected to be yellow.