Question

There are 36 flowers in a bouquet. Two-thirds if the flowers are roses. One-fourth of the roses are red. What percent of the bouquet is made up of red roses?

A. 9%
B. 16 2/3%
C. 25%
D. 66 2/3%

Answer 1

Answer: B. 16 2/3% red roses

Answer 2

2/3 are roses
1/4 of the 2/3 are red

1/4 * 2/3 = 2/12 = 1/6

One-fourth of two-thirds is one-sixth.
Now we need to change 1/6 into a percent.

1 is to 6 as x is to 100.

1/6 = x/100

6x = 1 * 100

6x = 100

x = 100/6

x = 16 2/3

Answer: 16 2/3%