50% of all the cakes jenny baked that week were party cakes, 1 fifth were fruit cakes, and the remainder were sponge cakes. What percentage of cakes were sponge cakes?

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24 April, 13:59

50% of all the cakes jenny baked that week were party cakes, 1 fifth were fruit cakes, and the remainder were sponge cakes. What percentage of cakes were sponge cakes?

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Keaton Dyer · Answer 1

1/5 = 20 percent. 50-20=30 percent sponge cakes.

Divide 5 into 1 and you will get. 20. Turn it into 20 percent so you can subtract 50 from 20 and get 30.