Question

One hot Saturday, Richard scooped 234 regular cones and 156 large cones. One scoop of ice cream is 3 ounces. A tub of ice cream weighs 10 pounds. How many tubs of ice cream did Richard use to make the cones?

Answer 1

18

Explanation:

The total number of scoops of ice cream that Richard got from the tub is,

(234 regular cones) x (2 scoops / 1 regular cone) + (156 large cones) x (2 scoops / 1 large cone) = 936 scoops

Given that each scoop weighs 3 ounces, the total weight of the ice cream is 2808 ounces. For the number of tubs,

(2808 ounces) x (1 lb / 16 ounces) x (1 tub /10 lb) = 17.55

Thus, the answer is 18.

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