Question

f each bowl of ice cream creates a profit of $0.35, what could be the profit made from the 3/4 of a gallon of ice cream?

Answer 1

• $4.2

Explanation:

Full question is:

• At an ice cream social, 3/4 of a gallon of ice cream is split into bowls, each containing 1/16 of a gallon of ice cream. How many bowls of ice cream can be made?
• If each bowl of ice cream creates a profit of $0.35, what could be the profit made from the 3/4 of a gallon of ice cream?

Solution

Number of bowls is:

• 3/4 ÷ 1/16 = 3/4*16 = 12 bowls

Profit made:

• 12*$0.35 = $4.2