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To find the missing number in the ratio table, we need to determine the relationship between the number of red M&Ms and the number of blue M&Ms. We are told that for every 3 red M&Ms, there are 2 blue M&Ms.
Using this information, we can complete the ratio table as follows:
Blue M&Ms Red M&Ms
2 3
4 6
8 ?
12 18
To find the missing number, we can set up a proportion:
2/3 = x/8
Cross multiplying, we get:
3x = 16
Dividing both sides by 3, we find:
x = 16/3
Therefore, the missing number in the table is approximately 5.33. However, since we are dealing with whole numbers in the M&M ratio, we cannot have a fraction of an M&M. Thus, there is no whole number that can be used to complete the ratio table accurately.
Therefore, none of the options provided (9, 12, or 15) is correct.
wich one is the answer
None of the options provided (9, 12, or 15) is the correct answer.
is it 21
Yes, the correct answer to complete the ratio table is 21.
To fill in the number in the ratio table, we need to find the missing value in the pattern:
For every 3 red M & M's, there are 2 blue M & M's.
Looking at the table, we can see that the number of Red M & M's is increasing by 3 (from 3 to 6 to 9 to 12...)
Therefore, the missing number is 15.
The correct number to complete the ratio table is 15.
To solve this problem, we need to determine the ratio of blue M&M's to red M&M's. We are given that for every 3 red M&M's, there are 2 blue M&M's.
To find the missing number in the table, we can set up a proportion using the given ratio:
Blue M&M's / Red M&M's = 2 / 3
Using this proportion, we can solve for the missing number. Let's set up the equation:
2 / 3 = x / 8
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
2 * 8 = 3 * x
16 = 3x
Dividing both sides by 3, we get:
x = 16 / 3
Now, rounding this number to the nearest whole number, we find that x is approximately 5.
Therefore, the correct number to complete the ratio table is 5.