Question

Freddy is selling snow cones at a stand outside his house. He is charging $1.50 per snow cone. He needs to make at least enough money to cover the cost of his supplies, which were $14.75. What is the minimum number of snow cones Freddy needs to sell?

Answer 1

The answer is 10 snow cones.

Explanation:

14.75 divided by 1.50 = 9.833333. Of course, he needs to sell full snow cones so the answer is 10. (Hope it Helps) :)

Answer 2

10 snow cones

Explanation:

Number of snow cones needed

= $14.75 ÷$1.50

= 9.8333 (5 s.f.)

Rounding 9.8333 up to the nearest whole number would give us 10 snow cones. 9 snow cones would not be enough since he would be short of $1.25.

Thus, he needs to sell a minimum of 10 snow cones.