Question

Lucy and JoJo need to make 140 cupcakes for the school dance. Lucy made 35 of the cupcakes JoJo made 42 cupcakes What fraction of the cupcakes do Lucy and JoJo still need to make? (Use / as a fraction bar.)

Answer 1

16/35

Explanation:

Answer 2

16/35

Explanation:

From the question we are given:

total number of cupcakes needed for the school dance = 140 cupcakes

Lucy made 35cupckes

JoJo made 42 cupcakes

Total cupcakes made by JoJo and Lucy = 35+42 = 76cupcakes

Remaining cupcakes still needed to be made = 140 - 76 = 64cupckes

Fraction of the cupcakes that Lucy and JoJo still need to make = 64/140

Fraction of the cupcakes that Lucy and JoJo still need to make = 16/35

Hence the fraction of the cupcakes that Lucy and JoJo still need to make is 16/35