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If one in every five sweets is a toffee what proportion is chocolate?
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If one in every five sweets is a toffee what proportion is chocolate?

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I would also say the answer is 4/5. Chocolate is 4/5 because 1/5 is toffee. 1/5 + 4/5 = 5/5 or all sweets(chocolate and toffee).
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I'd guess 4/5 because 5 - 1 = 4. That's assuming that the chocolate is the remainder. 
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