Question

A bean bag is filled with red and green beans. of the total number of beans, 30% are red. There are 720 red beans. How many beans are there in the bag?

Answer 1

216 red beans

Explanation:

just do the percent minus with 720

Answer 2

2400 beans in the bag

Explanation:

Let t = total no. of beans in bag

.30t = no. of red beans in bag

Since there are 720 red beans in the bag,

we have .30t = 720

t = 720/.3

t = 2400 beans in the bag