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50% of all the cakes jenny baked that week were party cakes.1/5 were fruit cakes, and the reminder were sponge cakes. What percentage of cake were soonge cakes?

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1/5 fruit cakes =20%

5-1=4/5ths remaining

4/5= 80%

80% were sponge cakes

User Chris Cap
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If u change 1/5 to a percentage it is 20% so 50%plus 20% equals 70% so 30% is the answer
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