Question

Jerry's Ice Cream Hut had Chocolate or Vanilla shakes. On the 4th of July they sold 1,440 shakes total with the ratio of chocolate to vanilla being 6:9. How many chocolate shakes did they sell?

Answer 1

They sold 576 chocolate shakes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ratio of chocolate to vanilla being 6:9.

This means for each 6 + 9 = 15 shakes sold, 6 were of chocolate and 9 were of vanilla.

How many chocolate shakes did they sell?

Using proportions

6 chocolate - 15 shakes

x chocolate - 1440 shakes

They sold 576 chocolate shakes.

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Answer 2

They sold 576 chocolate shakes.

Explanation:

Ratio of chocolate to vanilla being 6:9.

This means for each 6 + 9 = 15 shakes sold, 6 were of chocolate and 9 were of vanilla.

How many chocolate shakes did they sell?

Using proportions

6 chocolate - 15 shakes

x chocolate - 1440 shakes

`15x = 1440*6`

`x = (1440*6)/(15)`

`x = 576`

They sold 576 chocolate shakes.