Question

The local ice cream store earns $165 by selling 55 ice cream cones/How many more ice cream cones does the local ice cream store need to sell to earn a total of $240

Answer 1

80 ice-creams

Let the number of icecream sold be x

then,

ATQ,

55x = $165

x = $165/55

x = $3

No. of icecream to be sold in order to earn $240 = $240/$3

No. of icecream to be sold in order to earn $240 = 80

Hence,80 ice-creams need to be sold to earn a total amount of $240