Question

All of the coins in Mr. Mateo’s coin collection are either gold or silver. The ratio of the number of gold coins to the number of silver coins in his coin collection is 3 : 2. What percent of Mr. Mateo’s collection is silver coins?

Answer 1

40%

Explanation:

The ratio is 3 : 2, gold to silver.

He has 3x gold coins and 2x silver coins.

the total number of coins is 5x.

percent = part/whole × 100%

percent of gold coins = (2x)/(5x) × 100%

percent of gold coins = 2/5 × 100%

percent of gold coins = 0.4 × 100%

percent of gold coins = 40%

Answer 2

Explanation:
3+2=5
100/5=20
20x2=40

Answer:
40%