Acandy maker put prizes in 600 bags of candy. he then took a random sample of 125 bags of candy and counted 8 bags with prizes in them. approximately how many bags of candy did the candy maker have?

9375

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Candy maker put prizes in 600 bags of candy.

Let x be the bags having no prize,

So, the total number of bags of candies = x + 600

Thus, the ratio of candies bag with price and total bags =

∵ Out of 125 bags, 8 bags have price.

i.e. the ratio of the candies bag with price and total bags =

Hence, the total number of bags of candies = x + 600 = 8775 + 600 = 9375

answer: bea's uncle is 25 years old.

step-by-step explanation:

given the equation , we can say that the variable "x" represents the age of bea's uncle. then to find his age, we need to solve for "x":

we must add 15 to both sides of the equation:

now we need to divide both sides of the equation by 3:

therefore, we can conclude that bea's uncle is 25 years old.