Laura ordered a set of blue and black pencils. she received 120 pencils, and 59% of them were black. about how many black pencils did laura receive? a. 72, b. 48, c. 192, d. 120

59% of the 120 pencils are black.

59% = .59

.59 * 120 =  70.8 pencils

Closest option is A) 72 pencils

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