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A box of chocolates is 8% chocolate caramels. There were 4 chocolate caramels in the box.
How many total pieces of chocolate are in the box?
5 pieces of chocolate
320 pieces of chocolate
50 pieces of chocolate
32 pieces of chocolate
A box of chocolates is 8% chocolate caramels. There were 4 chocolate caramels in the box.
How many total pieces of chocolate are in the box?
5 pieces of chocolate
320 pieces of chocolate
50 pieces of chocolate
32 pieces of chocolate
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
To find the total number of pieces of chocolate in the box, we can use the information that 8% of the total pieces are chocolate caramels.
Let \( x \) be the total number of pieces of chocolate in the box. According to the problem, 8% of \( x \) equals 4 chocolate caramels. We can write this as:
\[
0.08x = 4
\]
Now, we can solve for \( x \):
\[
x = \frac{4}{0.08}
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
x = 50
\]
So, the total number of pieces of chocolate in the box is **50 pieces of chocolate**.
Let \( x \) be the total number of pieces of chocolate in the box. According to the problem, 8% of \( x \) equals 4 chocolate caramels. We can write this as:
\[
0.08x = 4
\]
Now, we can solve for \( x \):
\[
x = \frac{4}{0.08}
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
x = 50
\]
So, the total number of pieces of chocolate in the box is **50 pieces of chocolate**.