Question

At the bakery, the number of chocolate cupcakes to vanilla cupcakes baked today was 5:4. If 234 cupcakes were baked today, how many were chocolate, and how many were vanilla?

Answer 1

Answer: 130 and 104

Step-by-step explanation:

Think about it this way 5x to 4x: 5x+4x=9x,   9x=234,   234/9=26, 26*5=130, 26*4=104