Question

Aiden brought chocolate and vanilla cupcakes to school for his birthday. 12 students picked a vanilla cupcake and 88 students picked a chocolate cupcake. What percentage of the students picked a vanilla cupcake?

Answer 1

Answer:

the percentage is 12%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

The 12 students picked up the vanilla cupcake

And, 88 students picked up the chocolate cupcake

We need to find out the percentage of the students picked up a vanilla cupcake

So, the percenatge is

= (12) ÷ (12 + 88) × 100

= 12 ÷ 100 × 100

= 12%

Hence, the percentage is 12%