SOLUTION: There are 600 balls in a box, and 1/3 of the balls are red. How many red balls are in the box? ....I have the answer as 200 red balls but wasnt sure if correct.

Question 372703: There are 600 balls in a box, and 1/3 of the balls are red. How many red balls are in the box?
....I have the answer as 200 red balls but wasnt sure if correct.
Found 2 solutions by neatmath, Fombitz:
Answer by neatmath(302) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

That is correct.

You just need to multiply the percentage of red balls (1/3) by the total number of balls.

Nice work!

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes, you're correct.

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