Question

Sugar free gum contains 40% less calories than regular gum if a piece of regular gum contains 40 calories,how many calories dose a piece of sugar free gum contain

Answer 1

To find this answer, you need to first find the opposite percent of 40%, which is 60%.  

Then, you multiply this by 40.

40*0.6=24.

A piece of sugar free gum contains 24 calories.