Question

A plastic container has 264 yellow marbles. The rest of the marbles are blue. The number of yellow marbles is 60% of the total number of marbles. How many total marbles are blue?

Answer 1

660

Step-by-step explanation:

first, 264 yellow marbles.

the percentage of yellow is 60.

If total percentage is 100 then, blue is 100-(yellow percentage)

that is: 40 percent

the next sentence.

total marbles of blue is:

40x/100 = 264.

0.4x = 264.

divide both sides by 0.4

x = 264/0.4

x= 660.

Answer 2

Answer: 176 BLUE marbles

Step-by-step explanation:

First --> Total marbles ==> 264 / 0.60 = 440

Second --> Hence, the total number of BLUE marbles is 440 - 264 = 176

and there is 176 BLUE marbles