A candy assortment contains only chocolates and caramels. If there are four times as many chocolates as caramels in the assortment, then caramels are what fraction of the assortment?
(A) 4/5
(B) 1/2
(C) 1/3
(D) 1/4
(E) 1/5
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Hi,
four times as many chocolates as caramels in the assortment means:
# of chocolates = 4*(# of caramel).
So, fraction of caramels is 1/5
Hence, E
four times as many chocolates as caramels in the assortment means:
# of chocolates = 4*(# of caramel).
So, fraction of caramels is 1/5
Hence, E
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You can just plug any number & see what happens..Let no of caramels are 10 so chocolates are 10*4= 40.Total is 50..Caramels to total= 1/5..Pick 15 as Caramel.60 chocolates.Total 75..Fraction = 15/75= 1/5..
So,Ans 1/5
So,Ans 1/5
