document.write( "Question 129948: If there is a total of 260 marbles in a bag and 50 are brown, 200 are gray and 10 are red then what is the percentage of red marbles in the bag. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #94893 by jim_thompson5910(35256) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! To find the percentage of red, first divide the number of red marbles by the total number of marbles\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now multiply by 100 to convert the decimal number to a percentage\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.0385*100=3.85%\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the percentage of red marbles in the bag is 3.85% \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |