Question

elizabeth buys a package of 360 marbles. she gives away 216 of the marbles. what percent of the marbles did elizabeth give away?

Answer 1

Elizabeth gave away 216 marbles out of a total of 360 marbles.

To find the percentage of marbles that Elizabeth gave away, we can use the formula:

percentage = (part/whole) x 100%

where "part" is the number of marbles Elizabeth gave away, and "whole" is the total number of marbles.

So, plugging in the values we have:

percentage = (216/360) x 100%

percentage = 0.6 x 100%

percentage = 60%

Therefore, Elizabeth gave away 60% of the marbles.