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(52798) (Show Source):
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.
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