At the sewing store, Mariana bought a bag of mixed buttons. She got 80 buttons in all. 20 of the buttons were large. What percentage of the buttons were large?

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Karl Monaghan · Answer 1 · 2021-06-10T05:01:54+0000

Answer:

25%

Explanation:

To find the percent of large buttons, divide the number of large buttons by the total, and divide that by 100:

(20/80) x 100

0.25 x 100

= 25

So, 25% of the buttons were large.