50% of the cakes a small bakery made that day party cakes: a fifth

were fruit cakes and the remainder were sponge cakes. what percentage of the cakes sponge cakes?

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Renee Chambers

13 February, 17:28

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Hudson Hartman · Answer 1

Change everything to percentages so:

Party cakes = 50%

Fruit cakes = 1/5 = 20%

The remainder must equal 30% (to make 100%)

50% of the cakes a small bakery made that day party cakes: a fifthwere fruit cakes and the remainder were sponge cakes. what percentage of the cakes sponge cakes?