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There are 300 marbles in a jar, and 42 of

those marbles are blue. What percentage
of the marbles are blue?

User Pattmatt
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the percentage of blue marbles is 14

User Dmytro Sadovnychyi
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Answer:

14%

Step-by-step explanation

To find a percentage of an object you would need to divide the total amount and the amount of that specific object. 42/300 is 0.14. Then to get the actual percent you multiply by 100.

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