Tom, Scott and dawn sold cookies at the school fair. Tom had 90 cookies and sold 60% of them. Scott had 150 cookies and sold 2/3 of them. Dawn sold 46 cookies. What percentage of the cookies sold were sold by dawn
---------------------------------------------------- Number of cookies Tom sold: ---------------------------------------------------- 60% of 90 = 0.6 x 90 = 54
---------------------------------------------------- Number of cookies Scott sold: ---------------------------------------------------- 2/3 of 150 = 100
---------------------------------------------------- Number of cookies Dawn sold: ---------------------------------------------------- 46 (Given)
---------------------------------------------------- Total number of cookies sold: ---------------------------------------------------- 54 + 100 + 46 = 200
---------------------------------------------------- Percentage of cookies sold by Dawn: ---------------------------------------------------- 46/200 x 100 = 23%
---------------------------------------------------- Answer: Dawn sold 23% of the cookies that were sold. ----------------------------------------------------
