According to a bag of M&Ms, a serving size consists of 37 M&Ms, which contains 29 grams of carbs.   If Mr. P wants to limit the number of carbs to 5 grams, how many M&Ms can he eat?


Solution to the Problem:

The answer is six.

Set up a ratio:   37 / x = 29 / 5
Then 29x = 185
So, x = 6.37 M&Ms.


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