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5 A box of donuts holds

12 donuts. One-fourth
of the donuts have
sprinkles. Of the remaining
donuts, one-third have
cherry filling. The rest are
plain, What percent of the
donuts are plain?

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

91.6667%

Explanation:

1/3 of 1/4 = 1/12

11/12 = 91.6667%

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User Bilal Ahmed
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Answer:

50% of the donuts are plain

Explanation:

out of 12 donuts, 1/4 have sprinkles. This results in 3 donuts having sprinkles. 3 out of 12 is 9. 1/3 of 9 is 3. 3 donuts have cherry filling. The rest, which is 6 are plain. 6 is 50% of 12.

User Cedric Martens
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