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Ming's recipe for sweet tea calls 4 teaspoon of sugar. If Ming wants to make the tea 25% less sweet, how much less sugar should he use??​​

PLEASE EXPLAIN AND HELPP

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Answer:

Ming should use 3 teaspoons instead of 4.

Explanation:

If you imagine each teaspoon as 25% of 100% then it is a lot easier. If Ming's tea needs to be 25% less sweet, then he should only use 75% of the sugar aka 3 tespoons. Hope this helps and good luck

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