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There are 7 oz of sugar in a 16oz box of cereal. What percentage is sugar

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The answer is 43% i think :/

User Neskews
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To get the result we can use proportion
16oz ---------------- 100%
7oz ----------------- x
crossmultiply
16x=7*100
16x=700 :16
x=43,75% - its the result
User Karbi
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