At the craft store, Amelia bought a bag of purple and yellow marbles. She received 75 marbles in all. 15 of the marbles were purple. What percentage of the marbles were purple?

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Melessa asked Jan 2, 2022

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At the craft store, Amelia bought a bag of purple and yellow marbles. She received 75 marbles in all. 15 of the marbles were purple. What percentage of the marbles were purple?

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Answer: 20%

Explanation:

Given

Total marbles are 75

Out of this 15 are purple

Percentage of purple marbles is given by

$\Rightarrow (15)/(75)* 100=20\%$

So, purple marble constitutes of 20%

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