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To celebrate the first day of school, Bridgette brought in a tray of caramel brownies and walnut brownies. The tray had a total of $50$ brownies, of which $10\%$ were caramel. How many caramel brownies did Bridgette bring? $\newline$ $\_\_\_\_\_$ caramel brownies

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Percents of numbers: word problems

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Q. To celebrate the first day of school, Bridgette brought in a tray of caramel brownies and walnut brownies. The tray had a total of

50

brownies, of which

10\%

were caramel. How many caramel brownies did Bridgette bring?

\newline

\_\_\_\_\_

caramel brownies

Identify total number: Step $1$ : Identify the total number of brownies and the percentage that are caramel. $\newline$ Total brownies = $50$ $\newline$ Percentage of caramel brownies = $10\%$ $\newline$ Calculation: $(\text{Total brownies}) \times (\text{Percentage of caramel brownies}) / 100$ $\newline$ $50 \times 10 / 100 = 5$

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