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In a bag of 50 colored candies,

24% of the candies are green. How many of the
candies are green?

User Nugu
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2 Answers

7 votes

Answer:

48%, or 24 candies

Explanation:

Since there is 50 candies, and the percentenc is based on 100%, you can double the percent of the amount of green candies to see how many there are.

User Hugh Brackett
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7 votes

Answer:

12

Explanation:

you take 50 diveded by .24 (for 24%) which is 12

User Biggs
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