Mary wants 144 cupcakes for her party. Mary has already made 36 cherry cupcakes, and 48 berry cupcakes. Mary wants to make an even number of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes for the rest. How much of each should she make? Let's think step by step and output the final answer after "####".
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Mary currently has 36 cherry + 48 berry cupcakes = <<36+48=84>>84 cupcakes.
Mary needs an additional 144 cupcakes – 84 = <<144-84=60>>60 cupcakes.
Mary wants to split that number evenly between chocolate and vanilla, so 60 / 2 = <<60/2=30>>30 cupcakes of each flavor.
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Mary wants 144 cupcakes for her party. Mary has already made 36 cherry cupcakes, and 48 berry cupcakes. Mary wants to make an even number of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes for the rest. How much of each should she make?
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