Question

Amy baked $961$ cupcakes for a bake sale. She sold 386 cupcakes on the first day of the bake sale. She sold $189$ cupcakes on the second day and the rest on the third day. How many cupcakes did she sell on the third day?

• A. $286$
• B. $346$
• C. $296$
• D. $386$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $386$

Given, Amy baked $961$ cupcakes for a bake sale. She sold $386$ cupcakes on the first day.
So, the number of cupcakes remaining after the first day $=961-386$


So, the number of cupcakes remaining after selling $386$ cupcakes on the first day of the bake sale is $575$.

Out of the remaining cupcakes, she sold $189$ cupcakes on the second day and the rest on the third day.

So, the number of cupcakes sold on the third day $=575-189$


So, $386$ cupcakes were sold on the third day.