Question

Sue baked 40 cookies and decorated 35% of them. Molly baked 50 cookies and put icing on 30% of them. Which girl iced more cupcakes?

Answer 1

Molly with 15 cookies decorated

Explanation:

Turn percentage into decimals.

35%=.35

30%=.30

Sue baked 40 and decorated 35% (40*.35=14)

Molly baked 50 and decorated 30% (50*.30=15)