Liam buys 20 cookies from his local bakery. Out of these 20 cookies, 7 cookies contain peanuts. What percent of the total number of cookies contain peanuts?

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2 hours ago

To find the percentage of cookies that contain peanuts, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of cookies containing peanuts}}{\text{Total number of cookies}} \right) \times 100 \]

In this case, Liam has 7 cookies that contain peanuts out of a total of 20 cookies. Therefore, we can substitute the numbers into the formula:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{7}{20} \right) \times 100 \]

Now, calculate \( \frac{7}{20} \):

\[ \frac{7}{20} = 0.35 \]

Next, multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage:

\[ 0.35 \times 100 = 35 \]

Thus, the percentage of cookies that contain peanuts is:

\[ \boxed{35%} \]