Question

A bakery sells chocolate cupcakes and mocha cupcakes. One day it sold 153 chocolate

and 187 mocha. What percent of the cupcakes sold that day were chocolate?

Answer 1

45% of the cupcakes baked on that day were chocolate flavored.

Explanation:

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We're given that the bakery sold 153 chocolate cupcakes and 187 mocha cupcakes.

Let's find the total number of cupcakes baked in a day.

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  `153 + 187 = 340`

Now, we need to find the ratios of the cupcakes. Of the 340 cupcakes baked, 153 were chocolate flavored. Therefore, we can create a ratio between the two values and find the percentage.

Step 1: Define Values

• 153 chocolate cupcakes baked
• 340 cupcakes in total

Step 2: Create Ratio and Simplify

`\displaystyle \frac{\text{153 chocolate cupcakes}}{\text{340 total cupcakes}} = (153)/(340) = 0.45`

Step 3: Convert from Decimal Form to Percentage Form

`0.45 * 100\% = 45\%`

Therefore, we have determined that 45% of the cupcakes baked on that day were chocolate flavored.