Question

A baker decorates 42 cupcakes in 30 minutes. She decorates cupcakes at a constant rate. How many cupcakes can the baker decorate per minute?

Answer 1

Divide 42 by 30 and that should be your correct answer. 

hope this helps.

Answer 2

Answer:

1.4 cupcakes can a baker decorates in 1 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

A baker decorates in 30 minutes = 42 cupcakes

If she decorates at a constant rate.

To find out how many cupcakes can the baker decorate per minute, we divide 42 by 30

she decorate in 1 minute = $\frac{42}{30}$

= 1.4 cupcakes

1.4 cupcakes can a baker decorates in 1 minutes.