Question

1. cuppys bakery baked 36 cupcakes. they put the same number of cupcakes in each box.

a. write an expression to calculate the number of boxes of cupcakes they use if all 36 cupcakes are divided evenly into boxes.

Explanation:

Step1: Define variables

Let $x$ = number of cupcakes per box, $b$ = number of boxes.

Step2: Relate total cupcakes to variables

Total cupcakes = cupcakes per box × number of boxes, so $36 = x \times b$.

Step3: Solve for number of boxes

Rearrange to isolate $b$: $b = \frac{36}{x}$

Answer:

$\boldsymbol{\frac{36}{x}}$ where $x$ represents the number of cupcakes in each box