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HTML
<select id='test'>
<option value=10>10</option>
<option value=20>20</option>
<option value=30>30</option>
</select>
<select id='cupcake-amt'>
<option value='1'>1</option>
</select>
JavaScript
$('#test').change(function(){
$('#cupcake-amt').empty(); // <-- empty the select box - so it removes the 50
var x = ''; // <-- variable to store option string
x += '<option val="Choose..." disabled selected>Choose...</option>';
x += '<option val="Younger than 10">Younger than 10</option>';
x += '<option val="Older than 100">Older than 100</option>';
$('#cupcake-amt').append(x);
});