Question

Joakkm is icing 30 cupcakes. He spreads mjnt icing on 1/5 of the cupcakes and chocolate on 1/2 of the remaining. The rest will get vanilla icing. How many cupcakes have vanilla icing

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

1/5 of the 30 cupcakes will receive mint icing, which equals 6.

So there are 24 remaining.

Half of those 24 will get chocolate. So twelve.

That leaves 12 to get vanilla.

Answer 2

12 cupcakes will have vanilla icing

Explanation:

1/5 of 30 = 6

30- 6 = 24

24/ 2 = 12

6 mint icing

12 chocolate icing

12 vanilla icing