Victor baked 50 cookies. He put 70% of them on a plate to serve at a family party. The rest of the cookies he placed in a box to take to his soccer team. How many cookies did he put on a plate for the family party?

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Answer:

Victor put 35 cookies on a plate for the family party.

Step-by-step explanation:

The information provided is:

  • Victor baked 50 cookies.
  • He put 70% of them on a plate to serve at a family party.
  • The rest of the cookies he placed in a box to take to his soccer team.

The total number of cookies Victor baked is, N = 50.

Compute 70% of 50 as follows:

[tex]70\%\ \text{of}\ 50=\frac{70}{100}\times 50=35[/tex]

Thus, Victor put 35 cookies on a plate for the family party.