SAT Mathematics Practice Test 6

Question : 28 of 58

Marks: +1, -0

Ice Cream and Topping Selections

		Flavour
		Vanilla	Chocolate
Topping	Hot fudge	8	6
Topping	Caramel	5	6

The table above shows the flavors of ice cream and the toppings chosen by the people at a party. Each person chose one flavor of ice cream and one topping. Of the people who chose vanillaice cream, what fraction chose hot fudge as a topping?

$8/25$
$5/13$
$13/25$
$8/13$

Validate

Solution:

According to the table, 13 people chose vanilla ice cream. Of those people, 8 chose hot fudge as a topping. Therefore, of the people who chose vanilla ice cream, the fraction who chose hot fudge as a topping is

8/13

Choice A is incorrect because it represents the fraction of people at the party who chose hot fudge as a topping. Choice B is incorrect because it represents the fraction of people who chose vanilla ice cream with caramel as a topping. Choice C is incorrect because it represents the fraction of people at the party who chose vanilla ice cream.

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