Question

Write an algebraic equation to represent the problem:

John bought 15 cookies and ate 3 of them.

What percent of the cookies did he eat?



*use the variable, n

*use the backslash / as your fraction bar

*use ( ) or • as your multiplication symbol

Answer 1

3/15 is how much he ate. If you divide that by 3, you get 1/5 which is20%

Answer 2

20%

Explanation:

That’s because 3/15 = 1/5, which is 20%