Question

Read the problem. Tamir baked cookies for his mother's birthday. He mixed the cookie batter, scooped it into mounds on a cookie sheet, and then put the cookie sheet in the oven. After 20 minutes in the oven, 15 of the 20 cookies were fully baked. Shade the grid to show the fraction of the cookies that were fully baked after 20 minutes in the oven. What percent of the cookies were fully baked? You can use your model to help.

Answer 1

Percentage baked= 75%

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

After 20 minutes in the oven, 15 of the 20 cookies were fully baked.

First, the fraction of cookies baked:

Fraction of cookies= 15/20= 3/4

Now, to calculate the percentage, we need to use the following formula:

Percentage baked= (15/20)*100

Percentage baked= 75%