Question

There are 12 colored pencils in a jar, and 3 of them are red. What percentage of colored pencils are red

Answer 1

25%

Explanation: 3 goes into 12 four times. 25 goes into 100 four times.

Answer 2

25% are red

Explanation:

The fraction of the pencils that are red is

3/12 = 1/4

Changing to decimal form

.25

Multiply by 100 to get a percent

.25 * 100

25%