Oscar bought cupcakes for his sister's birthday party. 92 cupcakes had sprinkles on top. The other 8 cupcakes did not have sprinkles. What percentage of the cupcakes had sprinkles?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

1 answer

To find the percentage of cupcakes that had sprinkles, we first need to determine the total number of cupcakes. Oscar bought 92 cupcakes with sprinkles and 8 cupcakes without sprinkles.

Now, we can calculate the total number of cupcakes:

\[ \text{Total cupcakes} = 92 + 8 = 100 \]

Next, we find the percentage of cupcakes that had sprinkles by using the formula:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of cupcakes with sprinkles}}{\text{Total number of cupcakes}} \right) \times 100 \]

Substituting the values we have:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{92}{100} \right) \times 100 \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \text{Percentage} = 92% \]

Thus, the percentage of the cupcakes that had sprinkles is

\[ \boxed{92%} \]