Daily Math Challenge
A DNA strand is 30% adenine. What percentage is guanine? (In DNA: A=T and G=C)
Answer
20 percent
๐ Step-by-Step Solution
1
Adenine: 30%, so Thymine: 30%
2
Remaining: 100% - 60% = 40%
3
Guanine = Cytosine: 40% รท 2 = 20%
๐ก Helpful Hints
โข A pairs with T (equal amounts)
โข G pairs with C (equal amounts)
โข All four must add to 100%
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