Question
A bakeshop made 77 Christmas cookies in one day. This represent 22% of the days cookie production. How many cookies did the bakeshop make that day?(proportion)
Answers
Ms. Sue
77/x = 22/100
Cross multiply and solve for x.
Cross multiply and solve for x.
Frances
77/x=22/100
22 x=7700
x=350
A bakeshop made 77 Christmas cookies in one day. This represent 22% of the days cookie production. How many cookies did the bakeshop make that day?(proportion) is this problem, right
22 x=7700
x=350
A bakeshop made 77 Christmas cookies in one day. This represent 22% of the days cookie production. How many cookies did the bakeshop make that day?(proportion) is this problem, right
Ms. Sue
Yes, right. She made a total of 350 cookies that day.