Question

Fred helped his mom make 40 dozen cupcakes for the last bake sale. For this sale, he is going to help make 20% more cupcakes. How many dozen cupcakes will Fred and his mom make?

Answer 1

48 dozen cupcakes

Explanation:

20 percent more is 120 percent overall, which as a decimal is 1.2. Multiply 40 by 1.2 and you have your answer.

1.2 * 40 = 48

Hopefully this helps- let me know if you have any questions