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Gary had both chocolate cake and coconut cake at his birthday party. 10 people picked chocolate cake and 15 people picked coconut cake. What percentage of the people at the party picked chocolate cake?

User Wltheng
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Answer:

40%

Explanation:

The total amount of people at the party is 10+15=25

To find the percentage that picked chocolate, divide the number of people that picked chocolate by the total number of people, and then multiply that number by 100.

10/25=0.4

0.4 times 100 = 40

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