Question

Sophie uses 18 beads to make a neckalace , 3/6 of the beads are purple

Answer 1

9 beads are purple

Explanation:

we know that

To find out how many beads are purple, multiply the total beads by the fraction of the beads that are purple

so

therefore

9 beads are purple

Another way to solve the problem is convert the fraction in percentage

we have

so

If the total are 18 beads

50% is 9 beads

therefore

9 beads are purple