Question

A baker at a successful bakery makes three types of cupcakes: vanilla, red velvet, and double chocolate. On Wednesday, he made 18 vanilla cupcakes, which was 17 percent of the total amount of cupcakes he made. How many total cupcakes did the baker make on Wednesday?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of cupcakes for Wednesday be x

17% of x =18

17/100 × x =18

0.17x=18

x=18/0.17=105.88≈106 cupcakes

Answer 2

Answer: the total amount of cupcakes made is 106

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the total number if cupcakes that the baker make on Wednesday.

The baker at a successful bakery makes three types of cupcakes: vanilla, red velvet, and double chocolate. On Wednesday, he made 18 vanilla cupcakes, which was 17 percent of the total amount of cupcakes he made. This means that the number of vanilla cupcakes made would be expressed as

17/100 × x = 18

0.17x = 18

x = 18/0.17

x = 105.88

Approximately 106 cupcakes