Question

A total of 40 people made cakes for a bake sale. Each person made 3 cakes. Mrs. Sanchez found that 15% of these cakes were chocolate. How many chocolate cakes were made for the bake sale?

Answer 1

18 of the cakes are chocolate

Explanation:

To get a percentage, you multiply by the decimal, which in this case is 0.15. 120 * 0.15 is 18.