Ernesto's Cafe has regular coffee and decaffeinated coffee. This morning, the cafe served 16 coffees in all, 25% of which were regular. How many regular coffees did the cafe serve?____ regular coffees
Q. Ernesto's Cafe has regular coffee and decaffeinated coffee. This morning, the cafe served 16 coffees in all, 25% of which were regular. How many regular coffees did the cafe serve?____ regular coffees
Identify Total Number: Identify the total number of coffees and the percentage that were regular.Total coffees = 16, Percentage of regular coffees = 25%.
Convert Percentage to Decimal: Convert the percentage to a decimal to use in calculations. 25% as a decimal = 10025=0.25.
Calculate Number of Regular: Calculate the number of regular coffees by multiplying the total number of coffees by the decimal percentage.Number of regular coffees = 0.25×16=4.
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