Question

1/2 of a bag of candy is skittles, 1/4 is m and m's, and 3/4 of the rest of it are life savers. The rest are sour patch kids. What percent of the total pieces are sour patch kids

Answer 1

Answer:

6.25%

Step-by-step explanation:

Total = 1 ; as a decimal

1/2 = skittles

1/4 = M&Ms

Skittles +M&Ms = 1/2 + 1/4 = 3/4

Remainder = 1 - $\frac{3}{4}$

Remainder = $\frac{1}{4}$

Sour patch = $\frac{1}{4} *\frac{1}{4} =\frac{1}{16}$

As a percentage , multiply 1/16 by 100 and it becomes 6.25%