Question

1/2 of a bag of candy is skittles, 1/4 is m and m's, and 3/4 of the rest of it are life savers. The rest are sour patch kids. What percent of the total pieces are sour patch kids

Answer 1

6.25%

Explanation:

Total = 1 ; as a decimal

1/2 = skittles

1/4 = M&Ms

Skittles +M&Ms = 1/2 + 1/4 = 3/4

Remainder = 1 -
`(3)/(4)`

Remainder =
`(1)/(4)`

Sour patch =
`(1)/(4) *(1)/(4) =(1)/(16)`

As a percentage , multiply 1/16 by 100 and it becomes 6.25%