Register

Jared bought a package of pens containing 20 pens.  If 3/4 of the pens had black ink, how do you determine the number of pens with black ink?

Jared bought a package of pens containing 20 pens.  If 3/4 of the pens had black ink, how do you determine the number of pens with black ink?
142k views
2 votes
jared bought a package of pens containing 20 pens.  If 3/4 of the pens had black ink, how do you determine the number of pens with black ink?

User Jim Bergman
by
7.7k points

2 Answers

6 votes
wouldn't you take .75 multiplied by 20? .75 is 3/4 obviously.
User Yevgeniy P
by
8.1k points
6 votes
well 1/4 of the pens would be 5 (20/4=5)
so 3/4 would be 5x3= 15
15 of the pens have black ink

User GNassro
by
7.8k points
← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories

Other Questions

How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
Link Copied!