You collect 140 total pieces of candy trick or treating and 35 of them are m&m's. What fraction of the candy is not m&m'

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tekilochka [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-22T01:49:24+03:00

$\frac{3}{4}$ of the candy is not m&m's.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Total pieces of candy = 140

Number of m&m's = 35

Fraction = $\frac{Number\ of\ m&m}{Total\ pieces\ of\ candy}$

Fraction = $\frac{35}{140}$

Both 35 and 140 are multiples of 7, therefore,

Fraction of m&m's = $\frac{5}{20} = \frac{1}{4}$

As the number of m&m's fraction and not m&m's fraction will make a total of 1, therefore

fraction of m&m's + fraction of not m&m's = 1

fraction of not m&m's = 1 - fraction of m&m's

fraction of not m&m's = $1-\frac{1}{4}=\frac{4-1}{4}$

fraction of not m&m's = $\frac{3}{4}$

$\frac{3}{4}$ of the candy is not m&m's.

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