Question

An ice cream shop uses the following ingredients to make 1 sundae.

Ingredient Amount
Ice cream 2 scoops
Sprinkles 4 spoonfuls
Whipped cream 2 tablespoons

How many sundaes did the shop make if they used 32 spoonfuls of sprinkles?

Answer 1

8 sundaes

Explanation:

we know that

An ice cream shop uses 4 spoonfuls of sprinkles to make 1 sundae

using proportion

Find out how many sundaes did the shop make if they used 32 spoonfuls of sprinkles

Let

x -----> the number of sundaes

`(1)/(4)(sundae)/(spoonfuls\ of\ sprinkles)=(x)/(32)(sundaes)/(spoonfuls\ of\ sprinkles) \\\\x=32/4\\\\x=8\ sundaes`