Question

At Pam's Beading Boutique, 26 out of the 50 beads on clearance are plastic. What percentage of beads on clearance are plastic?

Answer 1

To find the percentage of beads that are plastic, you can use the formula:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of plastic beads}}{\text{Total number of beads}} \right) \times 100
\]

In this case, the number of plastic beads is 26 and the total number of beads is 50.

Substituting in these values:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{26}{50} \right) \times 100
\]

Calculating the fraction:

\[
\frac{26}{50} = 0.52
\]

Now, multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage:

\[
0.52 \times 100 = 52
\]

So, 52% of the beads on clearance are plastic.