Question

Jesse fixed 40 desserts for a catering event.

Of these, 3/5 had chocolate. How many desserts did NOT have chocolate?

Answer 1

To find out how many desserts did not have chocolate, subtract the desserts that had chocolate from the total number of desserts: 40 - 24 = 16 desserts did not have chocolate.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many desserts did not have chocolate, we need to subtract the desserts that had chocolate from the total number of desserts. Since 3/5 of the desserts had chocolate, we can calculate the number of desserts that had chocolate by multiplying 3/5 by the total number of desserts (40).

So, 3/5 * 40 = 24 desserts had chocolate.

To find out how many desserts did not have chocolate, we subtract the number of desserts that had chocolate from the total number of desserts: 40 - 24 = 16 desserts did not have chocolate.

Answer 2

Answer: 16

Step-by-step explanation:

40 / 5 = 8 = 1/5 of 40

8 × 3 = 24 = 3/5 of 40

40 - 24 = 16