SOLUTION: There are 3 red, 5 blue, 6 green, and,1 yellow marbles in a bag what percent of the marbles are blue ?

SOLUTION: There are 3 red, 5 blue, 6 green, and,1 yellow marbles in a bag what percent of the marbles are blue ?

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Question 897611: There are 3 red, 5 blue, 6 green, and,1 yellow marbles in a bag what percent of the marbles are blue ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 3+5+6+1 = 15 marbles total

5 are blue, so 5/15 = 1/3 of the total are blue

1/3 = 0.333333... = (100*0.333333...)% = 33.3333...% = 33 1/3%

You can either say "33.3333%" (rounding however you need to) or "33 1/3%" (which is pronounced 33 and one third percent)
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