Answer:
3 pounds of vegetables bought were not on sale.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Total pounds of vegetable bought by Manny = 12
Percentage of vegetables that are on sale = 75%
To find the pounds of vegetables that were not on sale.
Solution:
If the percentage of of vegetables that are on sale is 75%.
Then, the percentage of of vegetables that were not on sale is = [tex]100\%-75\%[/tex] = 25%
Total pounds of vegetable bought is 12 pounds, of which 25% were not on sale.
So, the pounds of vegetables that were not on sale is:
⇒ [tex]25\%\ of\ 12[/tex]
⇒ [tex]0.25\times 12[/tex]
⇒ 3
Thus, 3 pounds of vegetables bought were not on sale.