SOLUTION: The ratio of chocolate to vanilla cupcakes at Kellie's birthday party was 5 to 3. If there were 32 cupcakes, how many were vanilla?

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Question 266428: The ratio of chocolate to vanilla cupcakes at Kellie's birthday party was 5 to 3. If there were 32 cupcakes, how many were vanilla?
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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The ratio of 5 to 3 means that for every 5+3=8 cupcakes, 5 are chocolate and 3 are vanilla.
In other words 5/8 of the cupcakes are chocolate and 3/8 are vanilla, so:
(3/8)*32=12 cupcakes are vanilla
Hope this helps----ptaylor