Question

Ayana brought chocolate and vanilla cupcakes to school for her birthday. 72 students decided to take a cupcake, and 50% of them picked vanilla. how many people picked a vanilla cupcake?

Answer 1

To find the number of people who picked a vanilla cupcake, we need to calculate 50% of the total number of students who decided to take a cupcake.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many people picked a vanilla cupcake, we need to calculate 50% of the total number of students who decided to take a cupcake.

1. First, we multiply 72 (total number of students) by 50% (0.50 in decimal form) to find the number of students who picked a vanilla cupcake: 72 x 0.50 = 36.
2. Therefore, 36 people picked a vanilla cupcake.