Question

At the sewing store, Kinsley bought a bag of mixed buttons. She got 50 buttons in all. 3 of the buttons were large. What percentage of the buttons were large?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

To find the percentage of the large buttons, we can use the formula:

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

In this case, Kinsley has 3 large buttons out of a total of 50 buttons. Plugging in the numbers:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{3}{50}\right) \times 100
\]

Calculating the fraction:

\[
\frac{3}{50} = 0.06
\]

Now multiplying by 100 to get the percentage:

\[
0.06 \times 100 = 6
\]

Thus, the percentage of buttons that were large is:

\[
\boxed{6\%}
\]