Question

At the sewing store, Janet bought a bag of mixed buttons. The bag included 270 buttons, of which 80% were large. How many large buttons did Janet get?

Answer 1

Answer: 216

Explanation:

Equation:

270 x 80% = large buttons

To multiply by a percent, move the decimal to the left two places:

270 x 0.80 = large buttons

Solve:

270 x 0.80 = 216

Janet got 216 large buttons

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