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Question 7

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Ryan baked 750 cookies. He sold 50% of the cookies and gave 2/3 of the remaining cookies to his neighbour. He then ate some cookies and had 80 cookies left. What percentage of the cookies baked did Ryan eat? (3 marks)

Answer: 6 %

Workings

total at first → 750

"He sold 50% of the cookies and" remaining → (100 - 50)% x 750 = 375

"and gave 2/3 of the remaining cookies to his neighbour. "

left (fraction) → 1 - 2/3 = 1/3

left → 1/3 x remaining = 1/3 x 375 = 125

"He then ate some cookies and had 80 cookies left."

ate → 125 - 80 = 45

ate % → 45 / 750 x 100% = 6%

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