Question

Richard works at an ice cream shop. Regular cones get two scoops of ice cream; large cones get three scoops. One hot Saturday, Richard scooped 234 regular cones and 156 large cones. One scoop of ice cream is 3 ounces. A tub of ice cream weighs 10 pounds. How many tubs of ice cream did Richard use to make the cones? Use the conversion 1 pound = 16 ounces.

Answer 1

Answer:

17.55 tubs

Step-by-step explanation:

step 1

Find out the total scoops of ice cream in 234 regular cones and 156 large cones

$234(2)+156(3)=936\ scoops$

step 2

Find out the weight of the total scoops

we know that

One scoop of ice cream is 3 ounces

so

$936(3)=2,808\ ounces$

step 3

Convert ounces to pounds

Remember that

1 pound = 16 ounces

so

To convert ounces to pounds divide by 16

$2,808/16=175.5\ pounds$

step 4

Find out how many ice cream tubs Richard used to make the cones

we know that

A tub of ice cream weighs 10 pounds

Divide the total weight in pounds by 10

$175.5/10=17.55\ tubs$