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Paul is decorating cupcakes. He can decorate 3/4 of a cupcake per minute. At this rate, how many cupcakes can he decorate in 12 minutes?

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Answer:

3/4 x 12/1 because if you can decorate 3/4 a cupcake per minute, you multiply 3/4 by 12 to find the total amount of cupcakes he could decorate. 3/4 x 12/1 = 9 Paul can decorate 9 cupcakes in 12 minutes.

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Answer:

he can decorate 9 cupcakes in 12 mn

Explanation:

He can decorate 3/4 of a cupcake in 1 minute

Then

He can decorate 12×(3/4) cupcakes in 12 minutes

Or


12*(3)/(4) =(36)/(4) =9

then he can decorate 9 cupcakes in 12mn

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