Question

Angel is at a birthday party. There are 12 cupcakes where some are blue and some are green. Out of There are 8 green cupcakes. Express the number of blue cupcakes as a decimal

Answer 1

12 cupcakes

8 green cupcakes

To find the number of blue cupcakes subtract the green cupcakes (8) to the total cupcakes:

12 -8 = 4 blue cupcakes

To express as a decimal, divide the number of blue cupcakes by the total number of cupcakes:

4/12 = 0.33333