Final answer:
Calculate the expected mocha ice cream cones by finding the proportion of past mocha sales and applying it to the new total. Expect approximately 45 of the next 99 cones to be mocha flavored.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question involves predicting the number of mocha ice cream cones sold based on past sales data. To calculate the expected number of mocha cones in the next 99 sales, we first find the proportion of mocha cones sold previously, which is 20 out of a total of 44 cones (10 chocolate + 6 cookie dough + 20 mocha + 8 vanilla = 44). The proportion is thus 20/44. This proportion can then be applied to the next 99 cones to predict the mocha sales:
Expected mocha cones = (20/44) × 99 = 45 (rounded to the nearest whole number).
Therefore, we would expect approximately 45 of the next 99 cones sold to be mocha flavored.