Respuesta :

Answer:

blue pens=288

Step-by-step explanation:

blue pens=720×40%

blue pens=720×40/100

blue pens=288

Answer:

[tex] \huge{ \fbox{ \sf{288}}}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex] \star{ \text{ \: Given \: : }}[/tex]

[tex] \hookrightarrow{ \sf{Total \: number \: of \: pens \: = \: 720}}[/tex]

[tex] \hookrightarrow{ \sf{Percentage \: of \: pens \: that \: are \: blue \: in \: colour \: : 40\% \: }}[/tex]

[tex] \star{ \text{ \: To \: find \: \sf: Total \: number \: of \: blue \: pens}}[/tex]

[tex] \mathfrak{Let's \: solve} : [/tex]

[tex] \mapsto{ \sf{ \:40 \: \% \: of \: 720}}[/tex]

[tex] \text{Step \: 1 \: : }[/tex] Convert percentage into fraction.

To convert the percent into a fraction, divide it by 100 and remove the % symbol.

[tex] \mapsto{ \sf{ \frac{40}{100} \times 720}}[/tex]

[tex] \text{Step \: 2 \: : }[/tex] Multiply

To multiply one fraction by another, multiply the numerators for the numerator , and multiply the denominators for its denominator and reduce the fraction obtained after multiplication into lowest term.

[tex] \mapsto{ \sf{ \frac{40 \times 720}{100} }}[/tex]

[tex] \mapsto{ \sf{ \frac{28800}{100} }}[/tex]

[tex] \mapsto{ \sf{ \frac{288 \cancel{00} }{1 \cancel{00}} }}[/tex]

[tex] \mapsto{ \sf{288}}[/tex]

There are 288 blue pens in the box.

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