Question

Max made cookies and cupcakes in the ratio 4:5. If 40 cupcakes were made, how many cookies were made?

Answer 1

50 cookies

Explanation:

We are told that Max made cookies and cupcakes in the ratio 4:5.

Now, we are told he 40 cupcakes were made.

Thus, by proportion we can find how many cookies were made.

Number of cookies made = 5 × 40/4 = 50 cookies