Question

In Heavenly Hash ice cream, the ratio of cashews to marshmallows to chocolate ice cream is 1:3:36 by volume.

What percent of Heavenly Hash ice cream is chocolate ice cream?

Answer 1

90%

Explanation:

36/40 = 90%

Answer 2

90%

Explanation:

The ice cream is 1 part cashew, 3 parts marshmallow, and 36 parts chocolate ice cream. That's a total of 40 parts. So the fraction that is chocolate ice cream is:

36/40 = 0.9

So 90% of Heavenly Hash ice cream is chocolate ice cream.