Word problem: Candy types in ratio of 7 to 2....

[scoobyrunswild]

The ratio of jellybeans to gummy bears in a bag of candy is 7 to 2. If there are 459 pieces of candy in the bag, how many of each is there in the bag?


Do I set it up like so, 7/2=459/x? IF not can someone please help me? Thank you

 

[skeeter]

beans to bears is 7:2, so beans to total is 7:9

7/9 = x/459 ... x = number of beans

459 - x = number of bears