Question

A candy jar contains 9 chocolates, 14 gumballs, and 7 mints.

What part of the candies are gumballs?

Answer 1

7/15

Explanation:

30 pieces of candy

14/30

actual 7/15

As a percentage 46.66%

Answer 2


`(7)/(15)` or 46.6667%

Explanation:

9 chocolates

14 gumballs

+ 7 mints

30 pieces of candy in the jar

`(14)/(30)` of those candies are gumballs.

This can be simplified to
`(7)/(15)`

As a percentage: 46.6667%

Hope this helps~!