Question

An ice cream company produces approximately 6 × 105 half-gallons of strawberry ice cream a month. At the same time, they produce approximately 1 × 106 half-gallons of vanilla ice cream. Using this information, complete the statement.
The ice cream company produces approximately______ as much vanilla ice cream as strawberry ice cream.
one-sixth
one-half
six times
one-fifth
five times
twice

Answer 1

Answer:

The ice cream company produces approximately 5/3 as much vanilla ice cream as strawberry ice cream.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

S = Size of strawberry ice cream = 6 × 10^5 half-gallons.

V = Size of vanilla ice cream = 1 × 10^6 half-gallons

To calculate how much of vanilla ice cream compared to strawberry ice cream, the company produces; we have to calculate their ratio.

This is given by

Ratio of V to S

If V = 1 * 10^6 and S = 6 * 10^5

Their ratio is

1 * 10^6 ÷ 6 * 10^5

= 1/6 ( 10^6 / 10^5)

= 1/6 (10)

= 10/6

= 5/3

The ice cream company produces approximately 5/3 as much vanilla ice cream as strawberry ice cream.