Question

Fifteen percent of a bag of chocolate candies have a red coating on them, How many red pieces are in a bag of 60 candies. Please explain how to get the answer, thank you

Answer 1

candys = 60
60 = 100
red = 0.15
get 15% by
0.15 times 60

Answer 2

Thank you

Answer 3

what do u mean " get 15% by 0.15 times 60"?

Answer 4

to get 15% you do this: 0.15 times 60 = 15% of 60

Answer 5

so the answer is 0.15 times 60?

Answer 6

no its the product you get when you do it. You have to do some of it.

Answer 7

yes but i dont understand how to
step 1) candys = 60
step 2) ?
Step 3) (answer) ?

Answer 8

dont worry about that just do 0.15 times 60

Answer 9

OHHHhhhh ok i got it lol

Answer 10

so the answer is 9

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

you would write it as : there are 9 red coated candies

Answer 13

Yes ok, thank you :)

Answer 14

What about this one same thing?
68% of valley creek school students attend this years homecoming dance, there are 675 students. how many attend the dance?

Answer 15

459 students attended?

Answer 16

0.68 times 675

Answer 17

yes ok thanks again