Question

A bakery sold 27 mocha cupcakes in a day, which was 9% of the total number of cupcakes sold that day. How many total cupcakes did the bakery sell that day?

Answer 1

To find the total number of cupcakes sold that day, we need to divide the number of mocha cupcakes sold by the percentage they represent.

Let's represent the total number of cupcakes sold as "T".

9% of the total cupcakes sold is equal to 27 mocha cupcakes:

0.09 * T = 27

To solve for T, we divide both sides by 0.09:

T = 27 / 0.09
T = 300

Therefore, the bakery sold a total of 300 cupcakes that day.