Question

John baked 40 Cakes and 2/5 of the cakes were sold how many cakes were sold

Answer 1

total cakes were 40
sold =2/5
so the number of cakes sold are
40*2/5
=8*2
=16
so 16 cakes were sold

Answer 2

John baked =40 cakes
Sold=2/5
Therefore cake sold:40*2/5=8*2
=16 cakes were sold