Question

A boy has 5 red balls, 3 white balls and 2
yellow balls. What per cent of balls are yellow?​

Answer 1

Answer:

red balls is 5

white balls is 3

yellow balls is 2

total is 10

per cent of balls are yellow is 2/10 which is 1/5

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Concept:

A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.

Given:

5 red balls

3 white balls

2 yellow balls.

Find:

Percentage of yellow balls

Solution:

The total number of balls are:

5+3+2=10.

The percentage of yellow balls is given by the number of yellow balls divided by the total number of balls and the multiplied by 100.

So, the percentage will be:

(2÷10)×100

=20‰

Therefore, the percent of balls that are yellow is 20 percent.

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