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My grandchildren and I counted the numbers of plain M&Ms in a three pound bag, getting 1508 pieces. We separated them by color: blue, brown, green, orange, red, and yellow. We found the following percentages of the total for the colors: 10%, 11%, 13%, 19%, 22%, and 25%. Your task is to match the color to the percentage. Then we each ate our favorite color. I, of course, picked green.
Please e-mail Lester Dickey with your answer and your name, phone number, and the organization for which you work. Or call Barbara Buck at 624-9501. The winner will be drawn from all the correct entries and will receive a FREE pizza from Spanky's Pizza. All answers must be in no later than the 14th of the month.
Last month's challenge brought 48 answers, of which 46 were correct. The winner is Deborah Castle of Maine Revenue Services, chosen by random drawing from the correct answers.
The answer to last month’s Challenge is: The percent increase is 25%. I also allowed 125%, assuming you had the right idea.