Question

Marjan is garden contains roses, daffodils, and tulips. About 3/5 of the flowers are tulips. What percent of the flowers in Marjan garden are not tulips.

Answer 1

3/5 is 60%, 3/5 x 100
100% - 60% = 40%
so 40% of garden is not tulips

Answer 2

40% are not tulips. 2 divided by 5 is equal to 0.4. move the percent sign over two spaces past the decimal point and you get 40%