Question

Sara baked chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal cookies. The ratio of chocolate chip cookies to oatmeal cookies is 3:2. If she baked 60 cookies, how many of each type of cookie did she bake?

Answer 1

Answer: 36 chocolate chip cookies and 24 oatmeal cookies

Explanation:

1. 3 + 2 = 5

2. 60 / 5 = 12

3. 12 * 3 = 36

4. 12 * 2 = 24

Answer 2

36 chocolate chip cookies and 24 oatmeal cookies.

Explanation:

We have been given that the ratio of chocolate chip cookies to oatmeal cookies is 3:2. We are asked to find the number of each type of cookies.

We will use proportions to solve our given problem.

`\frac{\text{Chocolate chip}}{\text{Oatmeal cookies}}=(3)/(2)`

`\frac{\text{Chocolate chip}}{\text{Total cookies}}=(3)/(2+3)`

`\frac{\text{Chocolate chip}}{\text{Total cookies}}=(3)/(5)`

`\frac{\text{Chocolate chip}}{60}=(3)/(5)`

`\frac{\text{Chocolate chip}}{60}*60=(3)/(5)*60`

`\text{Chocolate chip}=3*12`

`\text{Chocolate chip}=36`

`\text{Oatmeal cookies}=60-36`

`\text{Oatmeal cookies}=24`

Therefore, Sara baked 36 chocolate chip cookies and 24 oatmeal cookies.