Of the cakes at Alexandra's Bakery, 31 have chocolate frosting. Of the cakes with chocolate frosting, 53 have raspberry filling. What fraction of the cakes at Alexandra's Bakery have both chocolate frosting and raspberry filling?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._ of the cakes
Q. Of the cakes at Alexandra's Bakery, 31 have chocolate frosting. Of the cakes with chocolate frosting, 53 have raspberry filling. What fraction of the cakes at Alexandra's Bakery have both chocolate frosting and raspberry filling?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._ of the cakes
Identify Chocolate Fraction: Step 1: Identify the fraction of cakes with chocolate frosting. We know 31 of the cakes have chocolate frosting. Calculation: No calculation needed here.
Determine Chocolate-Raspberry Fraction: Step 2: Determine the fraction of chocolate frosted cakes that also have raspberry filling.We know 53 of the chocolate frosted cakes have raspberry filling.Calculation: No calculation needed here.
Calculate Combined Fraction: Step 3: Calculate the fraction of all cakes that have both chocolate frosting and raspberry filling.Multiply the fractions from Step 1 and Step 2.Calculation: (31)×(53)=153=51
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