document.write( "Question 1086603: Mary counted 15 cupcakes left from the whole batch that Mother made for the picnic. \"We've already eaten two-fifths,\" she shouted. How many cupcakes did Mother bake. I tried 15* 2/5 and came up with 6 eaten from the 15. I then added 6 to the 15 showing that 21 cupcakes were made. However, that seems to tell me that the two-fifths made be in error. I know that the unknown is the total amount of the cupcakes baked. Unclear as to how to find the unknown with a problem as 15 X 2/5=x or 15 + 2/5x=x. Thank you.
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Mary counted 15 cupcakes left from the whole batch that Mother made for the picnic. \"We've already eaten two-fifths,\" she shouted. How many cupcakes did Mother bake. I tried 15* 2/5 and came up with 6 eaten from the 15. I then added 6 to the 15 showing that 21 cupcakes were made. However, that seems to tell me that the two-fifths made be in error. I know that the unknown is the total amount of the cupcakes baked. Unclear as to how to find the unknown with a problem as 15 X 2/5=x or 15 + 2/5x=x. Thank you.
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No, no, no! It can't be done like that!
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document.write( "Since  was eaten,  of the total made, was left
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document.write( "This means that 15 represents  of the total number made. 
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document.write( "With N being the number baked, this leads to the following PROPORTION: 
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document.write( " ------- Cross-multiplying
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document.write( "Number baked, or  \n" );
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