Question

Victor baked 50 cookies. He put 70% of them on a plate to serve at a family party. The rest of the cookies he placed in a box to take to his soccer team. How many cookies did he put on a plate for the family party?

Answer 1

Victor put 35 cookies on a plate for the family party.

Explanation:

The information provided is:

• Victor baked 50 cookies.
• He put 70% of them on a plate to serve at a family party.
• The rest of the cookies he placed in a box to take to his soccer team.

The total number of cookies Victor baked is, N = 50.

Compute 70% of 50 as follows:

`70\%\ \text{of}\ 50=(70)/(100)* 50=35`

Thus, Victor put 35 cookies on a plate for the family party.