Question

In a bag of marbles, 24% were green, 18% were purple, and the rest were yellow. If the bag has 150 marbles, how many were yellow?

Answer 1

87

Explanation:

.24 x 150 then subtract the product from 150

.18 x 150 then subtract the product from the answer above

= 87

Answer 2

87

Explanation:

24+18 = 42

100-42 = 58 so 58% of the marbles are yellow

58% of 150 is 87

87 yellow marbles