Yesterday consuela bought some fudge and caramels for $6. she bought 2 pieces of fudge at 50 cents a piece and some caramels at 25 cents each. she gave some caramels to her friend carrie. now she has 2 pieces of fudge and 10 caramels. if consuela did not eat any candy yet, how many caramels did carrie receive?

Let the total number of caramel purchased = x

0.25x + ( 0.5 X 2 ) = 6$
0.25x + 1 = 6
0.25x = 6 - 1
0.25x = 5
Divide both sides by 0.25, we get
x = 20 ( Total no. of caramels )

So Total no. of candies = Caramel + Fudge = 20 + 2 = 22
Total caramel carrie receive = ( 20 - 10 ) = 10 caramel Answer

% Change = (87.5 - 125) / 125 * 100%

= -37.5 / 125 * 100%

= -0.3 * 100%

= -30 %

The percent change is -30 % or 30% decrease.