SOLUTION: A sample of cupcakes contains 124 pink ones with 3 white ones. How many white ones can you expect in a sample of 1270 total cupcakes? Please show all steps I get a decimal an

Question 588102: A sample of cupcakes contains 124 pink ones with 3 white ones. How many white ones can you expect in a sample of 1270 total cupcakes?
Please show all steps
I get a decimal and believe it is incorrect, thank you for the assistance
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A sample of cupcakes contains 124 pink ones with 3 white ones. How many white ones can you expect in a sample of 1270 total cupcakes?
----
Solve the proportion:
x/1270 = 3/(3+124)
----
x = 1270[3/(127)
---
x = 3810/127
x = 30

RELATED QUESTIONS
1.a sample of cupcakes contains 127 pink ones with 4 white ones. how many white... (answered by lilmama12)

One cage contains 3 white mice and 2 black ones, and another cage contains 5 white mice... (answered by robertb)

One cage contains 2 white mice and 3 black ones, and another cage contains 4 white mice... (answered by ewatrrr)

One day a store sold 17 sweat shirts. White ones cost $11.95, yellow ones cost $11.50.... (answered by ewatrrr)

(Can someone please help with this question?) One day a store sold 30 sweatshirts. White (answered by KMST)

A bucket is full of red marbles and white marbles. There are twice as many white marbles... (answered by josgarithmetic)

If a store sold 34 sweatshirts. White ones at $11..95 and yellow ones at$11.50. And the... (answered by Fombitz,MathTherapy)

Hi, there can someone help me.There is a string of yellow and pink lights on a window.... (answered by ikleyn)

one day a store sold 16 sweatshirts. white ones cost $9.95 and yellow ones $12.50. in... (answered by ewatrrr)