Question

Beth has made 12 cupcakes.this is 30% of the cupcakes she must make. how many cupcakes much she make. Please help I need to study for my test

Answer 1

12 cupcakes are 0,3 from the amount Beth needs. 12\0,3=40 cupcakes

Answer 2

Certainly! Let's denote the total number of cupcakes Beth needs to make as \(X\). According to the information given, Beth has already made 12 cupcakes, and this represents 30% of the total number she must make.

We can set up an equation to represent this situation:

\[ 12 = 0.30 \times X \]

Now, we want to solve for \(X\), the total number of cupcakes Beth needs to make.

To isolate \(X\), we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.30:

\[ \frac{12}{0.30} = X \]

Now, let's calculate this:

\[ X = \frac{12}{0.30} \]

\[ X = 40 \]

Therefore, Beth must make a total of 40 cupcakes. If she has already made 12, she still needs to make \(40 - 12 = 28\) more cupcakes to meet the total requirement.