Question

at a bake sale for every 8 cupcakes sold to you earn $5.00. If you made $45, how many cupcakes did you sell?

Answer 1

if you made $45 then you would have sold 72 cupcakes.

Answer 2

*Set up a proportion*

8/5=x/45

*Cross multiply*

360=5x

*Divide both sides by 5*

72=x

You sold 72 cupcakes.

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