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a total of 40 people make cakes for a bake sale. Each person made three cakes. Miss Shantez found that 15% of the cakes were chocolate how many chocolate cakes are made for the bake sale

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18 cakes are chocolate
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1 person make 3 cakes.

40 people make 40 x 3 = 120 cakes.

15% were chocolate = 15% x 120 = 0.15 x 120 = 18

Answer: There were 18 chocolate cakes made for bake sale.
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