SOLUTION: A small delivery container can contain 50 boxes of chocolate or 65 boxes of assorted candies. If the container already has 30 boxes of chocolate, how many more boxes of assorted ca

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Question 1012000: A small delivery container can contain 50 boxes of chocolate or 65 boxes of assorted candies. If the container already has 30 boxes of chocolate, how many more boxes of assorted candies can be placed in the delivery container?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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30/50=0.60 . 60% of the space is taken by chocolate.
That leaves 40% of the space to fill.
(0.40)(65)=26
ANSWER: Twenty six boxes of assorted candies can still
be put in the container.