Question of-900
Of beads, are silver. What percentage of the beads are silver?
Of 900,000 beads, 828,000 are silver. What percentage of the beads are silver?
Medium-difficulty · SAT Math · Percentages — Percent calculations. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice D is correct. The proportion of the beads that are silver can be written as , or . Therefore, the percentage of the beads that are silver is , or .
Choice A is incorrect. This is the percentage of the beads that are not silver.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
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