How many gallons of ice cream are consumed for every....

[SaeLk]

In recent years, Americans have consumed an average of about 5 gallons of frozen desserts per person per year. The accompanying figure indicates the popularity of the four basic categories.

Ice Milk 24% <- graph
Frozen Yogurt 10% <- graph
Sherbet 3% <- graph
Ice cream 63% <- graph

According to the graph, how many gallons of ice cream are consumed for every gallon of sherbet?

 

[tkhunny]

63/3= ??

 

[Mrspi]

In recent years, Americans have consumed an average of about 5 gallons of frozen desserts per person per year. The accompanying figure indicates the popularity of the four basic categories.

Ice Milk 24% <- graph
Frozen Yogurt 10% <- graph
Sherbet 3% <- graph
Ice cream 63% <- graph

According to the graph, how many gallons of ice cream are consumed for every gallon of sherbet?[/quote

Of course, we can't SEE the graph.

But if 63% of the frozen desserts consumed was ice cream, and 3% was sherbert, then the ratio of ice cream to 63% to 3%, or .63/.03, or 21/1.

So, for every gallon of sherbert consumed, 21 gallons of ice cream was consumed.