Question

For a company picnic, Dan ordered a box of fresh-baked gingerbread cookies and sugar cookies. He got 18 gingerbread cookies and 57 sugar cookies. What percentage of the cookies were gingerbread?

Answer 1

To find the percentage of cookies that were gingerbread, we first need to determine the total number of cookies.

Dan ordered:
- 18 gingerbread cookies
- 57 sugar cookies

The total number of cookies can be calculated as follows:

\[
\text{Total cookies} = \text{Number of gingerbread cookies} + \text{Number of sugar cookies} = 18 + 57 = 75
\]

Next, we need to find the percentage of the total cookies that were gingerbread cookies. The formula for percentage is:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \right) \times 100
\]

In this case, the "Part" is the number of gingerbread cookies (18), and the "Whole" is the total number of cookies (75). Plugging in these values, we have:

\[
\text{Percentage of gingerbread cookies} = \left( \frac{18}{75} \right) \times 100
\]

Calculating \( \frac{18}{75} \):

\[
\frac{18}{75} = 0.24
\]

Now, multiplying by 100 to find the percentage:

\[
0.24 \times 100 = 24
\]

Thus, the percentage of cookies that were gingerbread is:

\[
\boxed{24}
\]