Question

Tisha brought chocolate and vanilla cupcakes to school for her birthday. 50 students decided to take a cupcake, and 27 of them picked vanilla. What percentage of the students picked a vanilla cupcake?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

48%

Explanation:

Answer 2

48% of students picked a vanilla cupcake

Explanation:

We can get 48% from this question by turning this data into a fraction

27 students picked vanilla out of a total amount of 50

= 27/50

= 48%

This equals a percentage of 48% of students picking a vanilla cupcake