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This year, you got 65% fewer pieces of Halloween candy than you got last year. You got 200 pieces last year. How much did you get this year?

a) In the sketchbox, draw a diagram to represent this situation

b) In the answer box, write a simplified equation to represent this situation. Use "y" to represent the amount of Halloween candy you got this year. Your equation should use decimals.

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Answer:

Explanation:

100-65=35

y=35 % of 200=0.35×200=70

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