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?

Question

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:

\[ \boxed{6%} \]