Answer: a. 0.6
b. 42 buttons
Explanation:
a. What fraction of the buttons did not have 5 holes?
Since forty percent of the 70 buttons in the box had 5 holes, the number of buttons in the box that doesn't have 5 holes will be:
= 100% - 40%
= 60%
= 60/100
= 0.6
b. How many buttons did not have 5 holes?
This will be:
= 60% × 70
= 0.6 × 70
= 42 buttons