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Tanya's boyfriend gave her a box of chocolates for Valentine's Day 3/4 of the chocolates were milk chocolate, 1/8 of them were white chocolate and the rest were dark chocolate. How many dark chocolates were in the box if there were a total of 16 chocolates in all?

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ryanwxu99

You do 3/4 times 16 = 48/4 and that simplified is 12. 16 times 1/8 is 16/8 or 2. There are 2 dark chocolates in the box.

francocanacari

There were 2 dark chocolates in the box.

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To determine how many dark chocolates were in the box if there were a total of 16 chocolates in all, the following calculation must be performed:

  • 16 - (3/4 x 16) - (1/8 x 16) = X
  • 16 - 12 - 2 = X
  • 2 = X

Therefore, there were 2 dark chocolates in the box.

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