Question

sam has a collection of 76 marbles. In the​ collection, 25​% of the marbles are red and the rest are blue. Which statement accurately describes Samuel​'s marble​ collection? 19 marbles are red and 57 marbles are blue. 57 marbles are red and 19 marbles are blue. 16 marbles are red and 60 marbles are blue.

Answer 1

So to find 25% of 76 we multiply 76*0.25 which equals 19. So Sam has 19 red marbles.

76-19=57

So 57 of Sam’s marbles are blue.

Sam has 19 red marbles and 57 blue marbles.

The answer is the first choice.

Answer 2

Answer:

Red is 19

Blue is 57

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the question,it says Sam has 25% red marble out of the 76.

It means 25/100×76

It gives 19

To get the value for blue

Blue + red=76

Red is 19

Blue + 19=76

Blue=76-19

Blue=57

Therefore,red is 19 and blue is 57