Problema Solution
In a certain box of candy the number of caramels is 25% of the number of other candies in the box. What percentage of the entire box are the caramels?
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let x = the number of the other candies
0.25x = the number of caramels
x + 0.25x = 1.25x the number of candies in the entire box
the percentage of the caramels in the entire box is:
0.25x/(1.25x) = 0.25/1.25 = o.2 or 20%.