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Mini Sweets bake shop is running a special on cupcakes. For every 1010 cupcakes purchased, 33 free cupcakes are added to the order. Edna is getting treats for her class party. She bought 3030 cupcakes.\newlineHow many free cupcakes will be added to Edna's order?\newline____ free cupcakes

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Q. Mini Sweets bake shop is running a special on cupcakes. For every 1010 cupcakes purchased, 33 free cupcakes are added to the order. Edna is getting treats for her class party. She bought 3030 cupcakes.\newlineHow many free cupcakes will be added to Edna's order?\newline____ free cupcakes
  1. Identify Ratio: Identify the ratio of purchased to free cupcakes.\newlineFor every 1010 cupcakes bought, 33 are given free.
  2. Calculate Free Cupcakes: Calculate the number of free cupcakes for 3030 purchased cupcakes.\newlineUsing the ratio, 3 free cupcakes10 purchased cupcakes×30 purchased cupcakes=9 free cupcakes \frac{3 \text{ free cupcakes}}{10 \text{ purchased cupcakes}} \times 30 \text{ purchased cupcakes} = 9 \text{ free cupcakes} .

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