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Jonathan has a collection of 400 marbles. Blue marbles make up
17% of his collection. How many blue marbles does Jonathan have?

Jonathan has a collection of $400$ marbles. Blue marbles make up $17 \%$ of his collection. How many blue marbles does Jonathan have?

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Percents of numbers: word problems

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Q. Jonathan has a collection of

400

marbles. Blue marbles make up

17 \%

of his collection. How many blue marbles does Jonathan have?

Convert to decimal: Convert $17\%$ to a decimal. $\newline$ $17\% = \frac{17}{100} = 0.17$
Calculate number of blue marbles: Calculate the number of blue marbles. $\newline$ Jonathan has a total of $400$ marbles, and blue marbles make up $17\%$ of his collection. To find the number of blue marbles, multiply the total number of marbles by the decimal equivalent of the percentage. $\newline$ Number of blue marbles = $0.17 \times 400$
Perform multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find the number of blue marbles. $\newline$ Number of blue marbles = $0.17 \times 400 = 68$

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