michaelqin9876 michaelqin9876
  • 17-11-2020
  • Mathematics
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Of a box of paper clips, 2/3 are red and the rest are green. If there are 120 red paper clips, how many green paper clips are there.

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keithshawcooltools
keithshawcooltools keithshawcooltools
  • 17-11-2020

Answer:

There are 60 green paper clips.

Step-by-step explanation:

if 2/3 of the box = 120 clips, then you can determine that 1/3 is 60, since 1/3 is half of 2/3. If 1/3 is 60, Since you already know that 2/3 is 120 clips, you add 60 to get 180 total clips, and 60 of them are green.

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forkspoonknife
forkspoonknife forkspoonknife
  • 17-11-2020

Answer:

60 Green Paper Clips

Step-by-step explanation:

120/2 = 60 (which would be 1/3)

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