Caden brought chocolate and vanilla cupcakes to school for his birthday. 50 students decided to take a cupcake, and 90% of them picked vanilla. How many people picked a vanilla cupcake?_____ students
Q. Caden brought chocolate and vanilla cupcakes to school for his birthday. 50 students decided to take a cupcake, and 90% of them picked vanilla. How many people picked a vanilla cupcake?_____ students
Calculate total students: Calculate the total number of students who picked vanilla cupcakes. We know that 90% of the 50 students chose vanilla.
Check calculation: Check the calculation for any errors. We multiplied the total number of students by the percentage (as a decimal) who chose vanilla.
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