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At Wendy's Beading Boutique, $20$ out of the $40$ beads on clearance are plastic. What percentage of beads on clearance are plastic? $\newline$ Write your answer using a percent sign ( $\%$ ). $\newline$ _____

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Find what percent one number is of another: word problems

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Q. At Wendy's Beading Boutique,

20

out of the

40

beads on clearance are plastic. What percentage of beads on clearance are plastic?

\newline

Write your answer using a percent sign (

\%

).

\newline

_____

Identify Total Beads: Identify the total number of beads on clearance and the number of plastic beads. $\newline$ Total beads on clearance: $40$ $\newline$ Plastic beads: $20$ $\newline$ Use the percentage formula: $(\text{Number of plastic beads} / \text{Total beads}) \times 100$
Use Percentage Formula: Substitute the values into the formula. $\newline$ $(20 / 40) \times 100$
Substitute Values: Simplify $20 / 40$ . $\newline$ $20 / 40 = 0.5$
Simplify Calculation: Calculate $0.5 \times 100$ . $\newline$ $0.5 \times 100 = 50$

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