Morgan had a bag of jolly ranchers. She counted 8 watermelon flavored candies in the bag of 46. If she bought a super-size bag with 138 jolly ranchers, how many could Morgan expect to be watermelon flavored?
8/46 = x/138
Cross multiply and solve for x.
To find out how many watermelon flavored jolly ranchers Morgan could expect in the super-size bag of 138 jolly ranchers, we can use the ratio of watermelon flavored candies in the original bag.
First, let's determine the ratio of watermelon flavored candies in the original bag. We can set up a proportion using the number of watermelon flavored candies (8) and the total number of candies in the original bag (46):
8/46 = x/138
To solve for x, we can cross multiply and then divide:
8 * 138 = 46 * x
1,104 = 46x
Next, divide both sides of the equation by 46:
1,104/46 = x
24 = x
Therefore, Morgan can expect to have 24 watermelon flavored jolly ranchers in the super-size bag of 138 jolly ranchers.