There are 60 beads in a bag. The beads are red, yellow and blue. 40% of the beads are blue. 5/12 of the beads are red. How many beads are yellow.

Question

There are 60 beads altogether 

 

Answer 1

Ok. So, if 40% of the beads are blue and there are 60 altogether,

then .40x60 = 24 blue beads

5/12 are red, so 5/12 x 60 = 25 red beads

so yellow beads (y) + 24 + 25 = 60

y + 49 = 60

there are 11 yellow beads