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ACE #1 page 10. 1. In a comparison taste test of two drinks, 780 students preferred Berry Blast. Only 220 students preferred Melon Splash. Complete each statement. Homework Problem 1.1.
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ACE #1 page 10 1. In a comparison taste test of two drinks, 780 students preferred Berry Blast. Only 220 students preferred Melon Splash. Complete each statement.
Homework Problem 1.1 1. In a comparison taste test of two drinks, 780 students preferred Berry Blast. Only 220 students preferred Melon Splash. Complete each statement. • There were more people who preferred Berry Blast. • In the taste test, % of the people preferred Berry Blast. • People who preferred Berry Blast outnumbered those who preferred Melon Splash by ratio of to . 560 Difference 780 -220 = 78 11 39
ACE #2 page 10 2.In a comparison taste test of new ice creams invented at Moo University, 750 freshmen preferred Cranberry Bog ice cream while 1,250 freshmen preferred Coconut Orange ice cream.
2. In a comparison taste test of new ice creams invented at Moo University, 750 freshmen preferred Cranberry Bog ice cream while 1,250 freshmen preferred Coconut Orange ice cream. Complete each statement. • The fraction of who preferred Cranberry Bog is . • The percent of freshmen who preferred Coconut Orange is . • Freshmen who preferred Coconut Orange outnumbered those who preferred Cranberry Bog by ratio of to . 3/8 62.5% 5 3
Below are the results from the soda taste test for Mr. Myers’ classes. The ratio of students that preferred Pepsi to those that preferred Coke was 36 to 16. Answer the following questions using this data. Show all steps that we used in class!!!! Decide if the following statements are true.
The ratio of students that preferred Pepsi to those that preferred Coke was 36 to 16. Of all of the students (WHOLE) Part • In Mr. Myers’ class, • 4/9 of the students prefer coke. NOT TRUE!!!! The question is asking about a part to whole comparison. It’s a fraction comparison!!! Does the original statement mean that 4/9 of all of the students prefer Coke? LET’S SEE
The ratio of students that preferred Pepsi to those that preferred Coke was 36 to 16. 2. Students prefer Pepsi to Coke by a ratio of 9 to 4. Pepsi comes first in the question, Pepsi is on the top of the ratio. Pepsi is first and so is the 36, they go together The question is asking about a ratio comparison!!! Coke is second in the question, Coke is on the bottom of the ratio. Coke is second and so is the 16, they go together ÷2 ÷2 ÷2 ÷2 9 to 4 =
The ratio of students that preferred Pepsi to those that preferred Coke was 36 to 16. 3. The percent of students that prefer coke is about 31%.