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If 4 out of 20 people like red jelly beans, what percent of the people do not like red jelly beans? A. 5% B. 20% C. 80% D. 90%

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Answer:C

Explanation:

16 out of 20 people do not like red jelly beans therefore if you multiply it by 5 80 out of 100 people do not like red jelly beNs

User El Hoss
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80%, because 4/20 expressed as a decimal is 0.2, which as a percentage is 20%.

If 20% of people like red jelly beans, that means the remainder doesn't.

100% - 20% = 80%, therefore 80% of people do not like red jelly beans.

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