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there were 5000 beads in a container. out of 25 beads, 113 were gold and 12 were silver.which is the best estimate of the total number of gold beads in the container

 Jul 27, 2015

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If we assume you meant out of 125 beads, 113 were gold and 12 were silver, then (assuming there were only gold and silver beads in the container):

 

Gold/5000 = 113/125 so Gold = 5000*113/125 = 4520

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 Jul 27, 2015
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there were 5000 beads in a container. out of 25 beads, 113 were gold and 12 were silver.which is the best estimate of the total number of gold beads in the container 

 

Your question makes no sense.

 Jul 27, 2015
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If we assume you meant out of 125 beads, 113 were gold and 12 were silver, then (assuming there were only gold and silver beads in the container):

 

Gold/5000 = 113/125 so Gold = 5000*113/125 = 4520

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Alan Jul 27, 2015

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