Question

Evelyn is making a candy that contains 25% dark chocolate and the rest milk chocolate. The candy has 3 pounds of milk chocolate.

Part A: Write an equation using one variable that can be used to find the total number of pounds of dark chocolate and milk chocolate in the candy. Define the variable used in the equation. (5 points)

Part B: How many pounds of dark chocolate are present in the candy? Show your work. (5 points)

(10 points)

Answer 1

Since 25% it’s dark chocolate that means that 75% is milk chocolate so each pound of milk chocolate is 25% because you basically just divide the remaining 75% by three which equals 25% and there is one pound of dark chocolate because if 75 pounds of milk chocolate is 3 pounds than 25% of dark chocolate is 1 pound and all together the candy weighs 4 pounds