Question

There are some beads in the box. 40% of them were blue and the rest were red. Adam used all the blue beads and 25% of the red beads to make a bracelet. what percentage of the beads was used to make the bracelet?

Answer 1

65% of the beads were used to make the bracelet.

Explanation:

40% of the beads were blue which means 60% of the beads were red. If all the blue beads were used that means 40% was used so you add the 25% of the red beads that were used which is why the answer is 65%.