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Lee baked 60 cookies. He gave some to a neighbor and ate 50% of the remaining cookies. He had 12 cookies left. What percentage of the cookies did he give to the neighbor?
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Lee baked 60 cookies. He gave some to a neighbor and ate 50% of the remaining cookies. He had 12 cookies left. What percentage of the cookies did he give to the neighbor?

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If he ate half of the remaining cookies, it means that he had double. Double of 12 is 24. This means that he kept 24 cookies. 60-24= 36, which is the amount of cookies he gave to his neighbor.
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