Question

On Friday, 112 grocery shoppers bought a candy bar from the checkout line and 588 grocery shoppers did not. What percentage of shoppers did NOT buy a candy bar? Please please help me!

A:11%

B:84%

C:21%

D:16

Answer 1

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Answer:

  B:  84%

Step-by-step explanation:

On Friday, there were 112 +588 = 700 shoppers, so the fraction who did not buy a candy bar was ...

  588/700 × 100% = 84%