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During a 3 day bake sale at school: The school sold 120 cookies on Monday. Then on Tuesday, the school sold 10% more cookies. Finally on Wednesday, the school sold 25% more than it did on Tuesday. How many cookies did the school sell on Wednesday? Show your work.

During a 3 day bake sale at school: The school sold 120 cookies on Monday. Then on-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation:

If the school sold 120 cookies on Monday and on Tuesday, the school sold 10% more cookies, this means that the total cookies sold on Tuesday are:

120 + 120(0.10)= 120 + 12 = 132 cookies.

Finally, according to the problem, on Wednesday, the school sold 25% more than it did on Tuesday, this fact means that the total cookies sold on Wednesday are:

132 + 132(0.25) =132 + 33 = 165

We can conclude that the correct answer is:

Answer:

On Wednesday, the school sells 165 cookies.

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