Question

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Mrs. Carter is bringing in cupcakes for the 36 members of her cooking club. Two-thirds of the club members want chocolate cupcakes, one-ninth want vanilla cupcakes and the remaining members want strawberry cupcakes. How many members want strawberry cupcakes?

Answer 1

Answer: 8

2/3 divided by 36 = 24 people chocolate cupcakes

1/9 divided by 36 =4 people want vanilla cupcakes

the remaining 8 people want strawberry cupcakes

Answer 2

The number of members who want strawberry cupcakes can be calculated by subtracting the number of members who want chocolate and vanilla cupcakes from the total number of club members:

Total members = 36
Chocolate cupcakes = (2/3) * 36 = 24 members
Vanilla cupcakes = (1/9) * 36 = 4 members
Strawberry cupcakes = Total members - (Chocolate cupcakes + Vanilla cupcakes) = 36 - (24 + 4) = 8 members

Therefore, 8 members want strawberry cupcakes.