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A bakery sells mocha cupcakes and chocolate cupcakes. It sold 340 mocha cupcakes in a day. 15% of the cupcakes sold that day were chocolate. How many total cupcakes did the bakery sell that day?

User Pash
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Answer:

400 cupcakes

Explanation:

So, 340 is 85%. 15% is chocolate.

340/x = 85/100

34000=85x

x=400

Total = 400 cupcakes.

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