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If 24 bars of chocolate = 3.5 grams of sugar. And I only want to eat .25 grams of sugar, how many bars can I eat?

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Answer:

1.7 candy bars

Explanation:

create a proportion: bars/grams = bars/grams

'b' = # bars

24/3.5 = b/0.25

3.5b = 6

b = 1.7

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