The bakers decide to arrange the cupcakes in a display. If they put 2/3 of the cupcakes in the first row, 1/4 in the second row, and the rest in the third row, how many cupcakes are in each row if there are a total of 18 cupcakes?​

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Answer:

2 cupcakes in second row

(There may be a typo in the question)

Step-by-step explanation:

There are a total of 18 cupcakes

2/3 of these are in the first row
2/3 of 18 = 2/3 x 18 = 12 cupcakes

1/4 in the second row means 1/4 x 18 = 4.5 cupcakes. Since you cannot have half a cupcake, we round down and say there are 4 cupcakes in second row

Remaining cupcakes = 18 - 12 - 4 = 2 cupcakes in third row