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Chapter 1: Q10. (page 3)

Fifty-four out of 180 customers said that cookie dough ice cream was their favorite flavor. What fraction of customers was this?

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The fraction of customers was: 54180=310.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information.

Total customers = 180

Number of customers who like cookie flavor = 54

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Step 2. Write the fraction.

A fraction is in simplest form when the numerator and denominator cannot be any smaller, while still being whole numbers.

Fraction of customers who like cookie flavor will be given by-

54180

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Step 3. Write factors of numerator and denominator.

54=2×3×3×3180=2×2×3×3×5

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Step 4. Simplify the fraction.

The fraction 54180can be simplified as in below.

54180=2×3×3×32×2×3×3×5=32×5=310

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