Question

You bake 42 chocolate cupcakes and 28 red velvet cupcakes.You package them in boxes that have the same ratio of chocolate to red velvet as the total cupcakes.How many red velvet cupcakes are in a box that has 24 chocolate cupcakes?

Answer 1

Answer: 16 red velvet cupcakes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem you can apply the following proccedure:

- Let's call the number of red velvet cupcakes in a box that has 24 chocolate cupcakes: $x$

- Based on the information given in the problem, you can set up the following proportion and Solve for $x$:

$\frac{42}{28}=\frac{24}{x}\\\\1.5x=24\\x=16$

There are 16 red velvet cupcakes in a box that has 24 chocolate cupcakes.