A box of chocolates contains 12.5% caramels. There are 5 caramels in the box. How many pieces of chocolate are in the box?

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2 answers:

Butoxors [25]3 years ago

5 0

Answer:

8% C = 4 1% C = 4 ÷ 8 =0.5 100% C = 0.5 × 100 = 50

ohaa [14]3 years ago

5 0

Answer:

40 chocolates

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the full box is equal to 100%, we should divide the total by the amount of caramel chocolates. 100/12.5=8. Since there is 5 caramels, multiply 8 by 5. Your answer is 40.

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