You show the text of the problem, but you need to show the figure too.
Add all the marbles up: 6 + 14 + 7 = 27 marbles
There are 6 yellow marbles and 14 red marbles. 6 + 14 = 20
The probability of selecting a red/yellow marble is a 20 out of 27 chance.
Answer:
James answered 51 questions correctly.
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Slide the decimal 2 places to the left in the percentage (85% = .85)
2) Multiply total by new decimal (60 x .85)
3) All done! (51)
Keep in mind that 100% is just 1 whole. Therefor 85% of one whole is .85. In this problem, 60 represents our whole.
The first picture shows you how to solve it and the second picture is showing you how to get your answer in simplest form.
