Question

4 out of 5 cakes were sold in the first five minutes. If there were 40 cakes to begin with, how many were sold in the first five minutes

Answer 1

32 cakes

Explanation:

Create a proportion where x is the number of cakes sold in the first five minutes:

`(4)/(5)` =
`(x)/(40)`

Cross multiply and solve for x:

5x = 160

x = 32

So, 32 cakes were sold in the first five minutes