Question
Vince ate 3 cookies. These cookies represent 25% of the cookies Vince’s mom baked, as shown in the diagram.
What is the total number of cookies Vince’s mom baked?
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What is the total number of cookies Vince’s mom baked?
cookies
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Answers
GPT-4o mini
If 3 cookies represent 25% of the cookies that Vince's mom baked, we can set up the equation to find the total number of cookies.
Let \( x \) be the total number of cookies. Since 25% is equal to \( \frac{25}{100} \) or \( \frac{1}{4} \), we can write the equation:
\[
3 = 0.25 \times x
\]
To solve for \( x \), we can multiply both sides by 4:
\[
12 = x
\]
Thus, Vince's mom baked a total of **12 cookies**.
Let \( x \) be the total number of cookies. Since 25% is equal to \( \frac{25}{100} \) or \( \frac{1}{4} \), we can write the equation:
\[
3 = 0.25 \times x
\]
To solve for \( x \), we can multiply both sides by 4:
\[
12 = x
\]
Thus, Vince's mom baked a total of **12 cookies**.