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Will has a pack of 24 sweets.

He gives 25% of the sweets to his brother.
He eats 1/3 of the rest himself.
He gives the remaining sweets to his sister. What percentage of the pack of sweets does he give to his sister.​

User Lexington
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Explanation:

25*.25=6.25

25 percent as a decimal is .25

multiply the last answer by 1/3 since he took 1/3 of the 25 percent

6.25 times 1/3 is 2.08

2.08 divided by the total which is 24 is .087 percent

i think

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