Question

Blake ordered a set of beads. He received 30 beads in all. 15 of the beads were blue. What percentage of the beads were blue?

Answer 1

50% of the beads were blue.

Explanation:

15 is half of 30, therefore, 1/2 or 50% of the beads were blue.

Answer 2

50% are blue

Explanation:

15+15=30 which is half, 30 divided by 2 is 15, etc.