A bowl contains equal numbers of red, orange, green, blue, and yellow candies. Kaz eats all of the green candies and half of the orange ones. Next, he eats half of the remaining pieces of each color. Finally, he eats red and yellow candies in equal proportions until the total number of remaining candies of all colors equals 25% of the original number. What percent of the red candies remain? Select: A) 10 % B) 15 % C) 25 % D) 35 % E) 40 %

Rationale: "let x be the original number of each color . kaz eats all of the green candies and half of the orange ones . there are 0 green candies and 0.5 x orange candies remaining . he eats half of the remaining pieces of each color . there are 0.25 x orange candies , and 0.5 x each of red , yellow , and blue candies . he eats red and yellow candies in equal proportions . orange + blue + red + yellow = 0.75 x + red + yellow = 1.25 x red + yellow = 0.5 x red = 0.25 x , since red = yellow . the answer is c ."
Answer: C