Q. Sophie Ruth is eating a 50 -gram chocolate bar which contains 30% cocoa. How many grams of cocoa are in the chocolate bar?
Identify Whole and Percent: Identify the Whole and the Percent in the given problem.The whole is the total weight of the chocolate bar, which is 50 grams. The percent is the cocoa content in the chocolate bar, which is 30%.
Convert to Decimal: Convert the percent to a decimal to use in calculations.To convert a percentage to a decimal, divide by 100. So, 30% becomes 0.30.Calculation: 30%/100=0.30
Calculate Part: Calculate the Part, which is the amount of cocoa in the chocolate bar.Using the formula: Percent (as a decimal)×Whole=Part, we can find the amount of cocoa.Calculation: 0.30×50 grams = 15 grams
Verify Calculation: Verify the calculation to ensure there are no math errors.Re-calculation: 0.30×50 grams = 15 gramsThe calculation is correct and matches the previous result.
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