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At the sewing store, Mariana bought a bag of mixed buttons. She got 80 buttons in all. 20 of the buttons were large. What percentage of the buttons were large?

User Eithos
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Answer:

25 percent of the buttons were large

Step-by-step explanation:.

User Zalak Bhalani
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Answer:

25%

Explanation:

To find the percent of large buttons, divide the number of large buttons by the total, and divide that by 100:

(20/80) x 100

0.25 x 100

= 25

So, 25% of the buttons were large.

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