Question

A plain pretzel weigh 17 grams and ounce that pretzel is covered in chocolate it weighs 42 grams. What is the percentage of chocolate on the chocolate covered pretzel

Answer 1

Answer:

  about 60% of the weight is chocolate

Step-by-step explanation:

The weight of the pretzel as a fraction of the total is ...

  17/42 × 100% ≈ 40.48%

So, the weight of the chocolate is the fraction ...

  100% -40.48% = 59.52% ≈ 60%