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Deon's chocolate bar is 72% cocoa. If the weight of the chocolate bar is 73 grams, how many grams of cocoa does it contain? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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72% of 73 grams is 52.56
Meaning we have 52.56 grams of cocoa
If we round to the nearest 10th it’s 50 grams of coca
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User Jonathan Richards
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Answer: 52.6 grams of cocoa

Explanation:

Facts:

the chocolate bar is 72% cocoa

it weighs 73 grams (g)

Cocoa (in grams)= ?

Step 1: Find 72% of 73

72% of 73= 52.56

Step 2: Round to the nearest tenth

52.56

56-> 60

52.6

User Anwar SE
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