A box of chocolates has 45 pieces If 9 pieces have nuts in t

A box of chocolates has 45 pieces. If 9 pieces have nuts in them, what percentage are without nuts?

A. 20%

B. 45%

C. 79%

D. 80%

Solution

D. This problem needs to be completed in two steps. First, you need to determine what percent of chocolates have nuts, then you subtract that from 100% to determine what percent do not have nuts. So, dividing 9 by 45 results in the percent that have nuts, which is 20%. Subtracting that number from 100% gives the correct answer: 80% of the chocolates do not have nuts.