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There are marbles in a container. Of these marbles, are red. How many marbles in the container are red?
There are 320 marbles in a container. Of these marbles, 10 % are red. How many
Easy-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 A is correct. It's given that of the marbles in a container are red. Therefore, the number of red marbles can be calculated by multiplying the number of marbles in the container by , which gives , or .
Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of marbles in the container that aren't red.
Choice C is incorrect. This is the total number of marbles in the container.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
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