SOLUTION: The ratio of chocolate to vanilla cupcakes is 5 to 4. If there are 45 cupcakes, how many of them are vanilla?

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Question 282512: The ratio of chocolate to vanilla cupcakes is 5 to 4. If there are 45 cupcakes, how many of them are vanilla?
Answer by oberobic(2304)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ratio of 5:4 means that 4/9 are vanilla.
Given there are 45 in total...
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4/9 = x/45
180 = 9x
20 = x
x=20
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There are 20 vanilla.

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