Question

Joel ordered a set of beads. ​He received 40 40 beads, and 60 % 60% of them were blue and 40 % 40% of them are green. ​ ​How many blue beads did Joel receive?

Answer 1

24 blue beads

Explanation:

The number of blue beads is calculated as:

Percentage of blue beads × Total number of beads

Total number of beads = 40 beads

Hence:

= 60% × Total number of beads

= 60% × 40

= 60/100 × 40

= 24 blue beads

Joel received 24 blue beads.