SOLUTION: There are 225 candies in a box. The candies are hershies, goya and munchers in terms of brands. If 20% of the candies are hershies, 1/15 of the candies are goya. How many candies a

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Question 1156010: There are 225 candies in a box. The candies are hershies, goya and munchers in terms of brands. If 20% of the candies are hershies, 1/15 of the candies are goya. How many candies are munchers?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by ikleyn(52799)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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First calculate the number of hershies: 20% of 225 is   of the 225.


Next calculate the number of goya: to get it, divide 225 by 15.


As a last step, subtract these two numbers from 225.


You then will get the answer.


Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 225 candy in a box. The candy are hershies, goya and munchers in terms of brands. If 20% of the candy are hershies, 1/15 of the candy are goya. How many candy are munchers?
          

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