Questiongum. It a piece of regular gum condantes 40 caloniles, beow many culories clues a piece of sugetree gom oneant?
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STEP 1
What is this asking?
If regular gum has 40 calories and sugar-free gum has 40% fewer calories, how many calories does the sugar-free gum have?
Watch out!
Don't accidentally add or subtract the percentage directly to the calories!
We need to figure out what 40% *of* 40 calories is first.
STEP 2
1. Calculate the calorie reduction.
2. Subtract the reduction from the original calorie count.
STEP 3
We know sugar-free gum has **40%** fewer calories.
Let's turn that percentage into a decimal by dividing by **100**, so .
This is our **percentage as a decimal**.
STEP 4
Now, multiply this **percentage as a decimal** by the **original calorie count** to find the **calorie reduction**: .
So, sugar-free gum has **16** fewer calories than regular gum.
STEP 5
We take the **original calorie count** of regular gum, which is **40** calories, and subtract the **calorie reduction** we just calculated, which is **16** calories: .
STEP 6
A piece of sugar-free gum contains **24** calories.
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