Question

A baker made 280 cookies to sell. Each cookie is a different type.

1/4 of the cookies are chocolate chip.
3/8 are sugar cookies.
1/5 are oatmeal cookies.
The rest of the cookies are peanut butter.
How many peanut butter cookies did the baker make?

Answer 1

Explanation:

280*1/4=70 chocolate chip

280*3/8=105 sugar

280*1/5=56 oatmeal

70+105+56=231

280-231=49 peanut butter

Answer 2

The baker made 49 peanut butter cookies