In a box, 40% of the buttons are yellow, 20% are red and the rest are purple
- What fraction of the buttons is purple? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- There are 654 purple buttons in the box. How many buttons are there in the box altogether?
(a)
Percentage of buttons that are purple
= 100% - 40% - 20%
= 40%
Fraction of buttons that are purple
=
40100 =
25 (b)
Number of purple buttons = 2 u
2 u = 654
1 u = 654 ÷ 2 = 327
Total number of buttons
= 5 u
= 5 x 327
= 1635
Answer(s): (a)
25; (b) 1635