the ratio of the number of red candies to green candies in a bowl is 5:2 if there are 56 total candies in the bowl how many are green
The ratio of red candies to green candies is 5:2.
This means that for every 5 red candies, there are 2 green candies.
Let's denote the number of red candies as 5x (since the ratio is 5:2).
And let's denote the number of green candies as 2x.
The total number of candies is given as 56.
So, 5x + 2x = 56.
Combining like terms, we get 7x = 56.
Dividing both sides by 7, we find x = 8.
Therefore, the number of green candies is 2x = 2(8) = 16.