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POSSIBLE POINTS: 10 Betty Crocker has 25 pounds of chocolato. She uses 15 pounds to bake some cakes. What percentage of chocolate does she have left?

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Given:

10 Betty Crocker has 25 pounds of chocolate.

So, x Betty Crocker has 15 pounds of chocolate

Using the ratio and proportion to find x

So,


(x)/(10)=(15)/(25)

Solve for x


x=10\cdot(15)/(25)=6

So, she uses 6 Betty Crocker

The remaining = 10 - 6 = 4

So, the percentage will be =


(4)/(10)\cdot100=40\%

So, the answer will be:

The percentage of chocolate does she have left = 40%

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