Question

Roxanne has a new beaded necklace. 3 out of 5 beads on the necklace are blue. What percentage of beads on Roxanne's necklace are blue? Use a percent sign with your answer.

Answer 1

The percentage of blue beads on Roxanne's necklace is;

`60\text{\%}`

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that 3 out of 5 beads on the necklace are blue.

The fraction of blue beads is;

`b=(3)/(5)`

The percentage of blue beads will be equal to the product of the fraction of blue beads and 100%.

`\begin{gathered} P_b=b*100\text{\%} \\ P_b=(3)/(5)*100\text{\%} \\ P_b=60\text{\%} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the percentage of blue beads on Roxanne's necklace is;

`60\text{\%}`