Subject: mathqa
Question: 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 24 % of the original number . what percent of the red candies remain ?
Option: 
A: 12.5 %
B: 22.5 %
C: 27.5 %
D: 16.7 %
Answer: B