Question

A store has 300 picnic baskets in its inventory. Twenty percent of the baskets are wicker, and 2/5 are cloth. Is it reasonable to assume that about 100 baskets are neither wicker nor cloth? Explain.​

Answer 1

Yes, it is safe to assume that about 100 baskets are neither wicker nor cloth.

Explanation:

20% (Twenty percent) of 300 = 60.

2/5 of 300 = 120.

We know that 120 + 60 = a little under 200.

300 - 200 = 100. Therefore, it is reasonable for us to assume that there are about 100 baskets that are neither wicker nor cloth.