A cupcake store manager believes that half of the cupcakes sold are chocolate and that the other half is equally divided between vanilla and cherry. If the manager's belief is correct and 300 cupcakes are sold, how many would you expect to be cherry cupcakes? A. 300 B. 200 C. 150 D. 100 E. 75

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A cupcake store manager believes that half of the cupcakes sold are chocolate and that the other half is equally divided between vanilla and cherry. If the manager's belief is correct and 300 cupcakes are sold, how many would you expect to be cherry cupcakes?

A. 300
B. 200
C. 150
D. 100
E. 75
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