Question

Dracula has 48 pieces of candy. He gave ⅓ of his candy to his friend and 25% of his candy to his cousin. How many pieces of candy does Dracula have left?

Answer 1

Dracula will be left with 24 candies

Explanation:

The given problem is of fractions and percentages.

Given that

Total pieces of candy = 48

Now as it is mentioned that Dracula gives 1/3 of his candies to his friend, wee have to find the one third of the total pieces of candies first.

`one-third\ of\ candies = (1)/(3) * 48\\= 16`

Dracula will be left with:

`Candies\ left = Total\ candies - one\ third\ of\ candies\\= 48-16 = 32`

Dracula will be left with 32 candies after giving one third to his friend.

Now he gives 25% of remaining to his cousin

So,

`25\%\ of\ 32\\= (25)/(100)*32\\=8`

Dracula will be left with: 32-8 = 24 candies

Hence,

Dracula will be left with 24 candies