Question

At a fundraiser for a class trip cookies cost $0.50 each and cupcakes cost $1.50 each student so 70 cookies and 70 cupcakes. what percent of baked goods were from cookies?

Answer 1

Each cupcake is work three cookies. cupcakes, just add $0.50 to $1.50 which is $2.00. Divide $0.50 by $2.00 to see that the cookies were 1/4 of the total amount of money earned.