Ineed fast last night, the two dinner specials at bob's favorite restaurant were salmon filet and filet mignon. the restaurant served 70 specials in all, 80% of which were salmon filets. how many salmon filets did the restaurant serve?

The restaurant served 70 specials in all, 80% of which were salmon filets. It says to find salmon filets that the restaurant served last night.

So we just need to find 80% of 70.

Therefore, Number of Salmon Filets = 0.8*70 = 56.

Hence, the restaurant served 56 salmon filets.

answer: 48

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