There are 12 colored pencils in a jar, and 3 of them are red. What percentage of colored pencils are red

25% are red

Step-by-step explanation:

The fraction of the pencils that are red is

3/12 = 1/4

Changing to decimal form

.25

Multiply by 100 to get a percent

.25 * 100

25%

step-by-step explanation:

$9.89

step-by-step explanation:

9.90 = p x .06 x .25 (3/12 changed to a decimal)

9.90 = p x 0.015

9.90 - 0.015 = p

9.89 = p