Question

one year there were 130 million roses sold on Valentine's Day if 76% of the Roses sold on Valentine's Day were red how many red roses were sold on Valentine's Day?

Answer 1

There were 130 million roses sold on Valentine's Day.

76% of these roses were red.

How many red roses were sold on Valentine's Day?​

We simply need to find 76% of 130 million.

`\begin{gathered} 76\%\: of\: 130\: \text{million} \\ (76)/(100)*130\: \text{million} \\ 98.8\: \text{million} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, 98.8 million red roses were sold on Valentine's Day.