Marion baked 300 cupcakes. She gave 50 cupcakes to Peter and some cupcakes to Dylan. She had
45 of the total cupcakes left.
- How many cupcakes did she have left?
- What fraction of the total cupcakes did she give to Dylan?
(a)
Total number of cupcakes = 5 u
5 u = 300
1 u = 300 ÷ 5 = 60
Number of cupcakes that Marion had left
= 4 u
= 4 x 60
= 240
(b)
Number of cupcakes that Tina gave to Dylan
= 300 - 240 - 50
= 10
Fraction of the total cupcakes that Marion gave to Dylan
=
10300=
130Answer(s): (a) 240; (b)
130