Question

At the sewing store, Kinsley bought a bag of mixed buttons. She got 16 large buttons and 16 small buttons. What percentage of the buttons were large?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

To find the percentage of buttons that were large, we first need to determine the total number of buttons. Kinsley has:

- 16 large buttons
- 16 small buttons

The total number of buttons is:

\[
16 + 16 = 32
\]

Next, we find the percentage of buttons that are large. Since there are 16 large buttons, we can calculate the percentage as follows:

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

Substituting in the values we have:

\[
\text{Percentage of large buttons} = \left( \frac{16}{32} \right) \times 100
\]

Calculating the fraction:

\[
\frac{16}{32} = 0.5
\]

Now, we can find the percentage:

\[
0.5 \times 100 = 50
\]

Thus, the percentage of the buttons that were large is:

\[
\boxed{50\%}
\]