Question

a total of 40 people make cakes for a bake sale. Each person made three cakes. Miss Shantez found that 15% of the cakes were chocolate how many chocolate cakes are made for the bake sale

Answer 1

1 person make 3 cakes.

40 people make 40 x 3 = 120 cakes.

15% were chocolate = 15% x 120 = 0.15 x 120 = 18

Answer: There were 18 chocolate cakes made for bake sale.

Answer 2

18 cakes are chocolate