Question

After trick-or-treating, Juan counted his candy. He collected 25 pieces of candy and noticed that 2/5 of the candy was chocolate. How many pieces of Juan’s candy were chocolate?

Answer 1

10 pieces of Juan's candy was chocolate

Explanation:

to find 2/5 of something, you have to multiply.

of means to multiply.

So then you multiply 2/5 by 25.

`(2)/(5)*(25)/(1) =(10)/(1) =10`