Question

6 Quincy bought a variety-pack that contained 20 game dice. He sorted the dice by color and found that 15% of the dice were red. How many red dice were in the pack?

Answer 1

Explanation:

If 15% of the dice in the variety-pack are red, then the proportion of red dice to total dice is 0.15.

Let's represent the number of red dice as "x".

We know that the total number of dice in the pack is 20. Therefore, the number of non-red dice must be 20 - x.

We can set up an equation using the proportion of red dice:

x/20 = 0.15

To solve for x, we can multiply both sides by 20:

x = 20 * 0.15

x = 3

Therefore, there are 3 red dice in the pack.

Answer 2

If 15% of the dice were red, then the proportion of red dice is 0.15.

To find out how many red dice are in the pack, we can multiply this proportion by the total number of dice:

0.15 x 20 = 3

Therefore, there are 3 red dice in the variety pack.