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There are 185 marbles in a bag. 40% of the marbles are blue and the rest are of other colours.

a. Find the percentage of marbles that are not blue.
b. Find the number of marbles that are not blue​

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Explanation:

There are 185 marbles in a bag. 40% of the marbles are blue and the rest are of other colours.

a. Find the percentage of marbles that are not blue.

100% - 40% = 60%

b. Find the number of marbles that are not blue​.

60% = 0.6

0.6 * 185 = 111 marbles

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