Question

A plastic bin contains red, yellow, and green key chains. Out of 350 key chains, 10% percent are yellow. Of the remaining key chains, 3/5 are green. How many red key chains are inside the bin? 26

Answer 1

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We have 350 total keychains, in which 10% are yellow, 3/5 are green, and x are red. We will be solving for red, but we need to subtract 10% and 3/5 from 350.

So, let's find out how much 10% of 350 is.
Since 10% is equivalent to 1/10, we can divide 350 by 10 to find how many yellow key chains there are.
350 / 10 = 35.
There are 35 yellow key chains. We can subtract this from 350 to narrow it down.
350 - 35 = 315.

Now, let's find how much 3/5 of 350 is, and subtract it from our new number (315).

Divide 350 by 5, and then multiply that quotient by 3.
350 / 5 = 70.
70 x 3 = 210.

We have 210 green key chains. Now let's subtract that from 315. This will give us the remaining key chains - which are red.
315 - 210 = 105.

There are 105 red key chains.

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