Question

One serving of special sundae is made up of one third mint ice cream one third chocolate and one third vanilla. How much vanilla ice cream is in a half serving

Answer 1

`(1)/(6)`

Explanation:

Given: One serving of special sundae is made up of one third mint ice cream one third chocolate and one third vanilla.

To find: Ratio of vanilla ice cream is in a half serving

Solution:

Ratio of mint ice cream in one serving
`=(1)/(3)`

Ratio of chocolate ice cream in one serving
`=(1)/(3)`

Ratio of vanilla ice cream in one serving
`=(1)/(3)`

Here,
`(1)/(3) +(1)/(3) +(1)/(3) =1`

Therefore,

Ratio of vanilla ice cream is in a half serving
`=(1)/(3)((1)/(2))=(1)/(6)`