Question

Kathleen ordered a box of different colored light bulbs to use for stage lighting at the concert. Of the 60 bulbs in the box, 20% were red, 30% were orange, 30% were green, and 20% were blue. Of the blue ones, approximately 10% were damaged. What is the closest estimate for the number of blue bulbs that were damaged?

Answer 1

60 x 0.2 x 0.1 = 1.2
Therefore 1 damaged blue bulb.

Answer 2

1 bulb

Explanation:

First find the number of blue bulbs

60 * 20 %

60 * .2

12 blue bulbs

10 % of the blue were damaged

12 * 10%

12 * .10

1.2

Rounding to the nearest whole number

1 bulb