Question

Jake has a bag of 50 beads, of which some are red and the remaining are yellow. Jake randomly pulls out a bead from the bag, records the color, and replaces it in the bag. Jake has already recorded 6 red and 9 yellow beads. Based on the result, what is most likely the number of red beads in the bag?

Answer 1

20 beads are red

Step-by-step explanation:

6 of the 15 beads are red

6/15 = 2/5 = 40% are red

Take the percent times the total number of beads

.40 * 50 = 20

20 of the beads are red

Answer 2

20 beads are red

Explanation:

6 of the 15 beads are red

6/15 = 2/5 = 40% are red

Take the percent times the total number of beads

.40 * 50 = 20

20 of the beads are red