Question

The store has 6 blue notebooks, 11 red notebooks, 7 purple notebooks, 5 black notebooks, and 3 green notebooks. What is the percent chance that Melissa will buy a purple notebook?

25%
28%
22%
68%

Answer 1

22%

Explanation:

1. Add all the numbers to get the total number of notebooks.

6 + 11 + 7 + 5 + 3 = 32

2. There are 7 purple notebooks. To find the percent chance that Melissa will buy a purple notebook, divide 7 by 32.

7/32 = 0.21875

3. Move the decimal to the right two places.

21.875

4. Round to the next whole number.

22%