Question

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

What is the ratio of the amount of marshmallows to ice cream?

Answer 1

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.