Question

teachers at lakeside elementary school asked students to name their favorite desserts. favorite desserts pudding \\(\frac{1}{3}\\), candy \\(\frac{1}{12}\\), ice cream \\(\frac{1}{6}\\), frozen yogurt \\(\frac{1}{12}\\), brownies \\(\frac{1}{6}\\), cookies \\(\frac{1}{6}\\). if there were 60 students voting, how many more of them named pudding as their favorite dessert than ice cream?

Explanation:

Step1: Find number of students who like pudding

To find the number of students who like pudding, we multiply the total number of students (60) by the fraction of students who like pudding ($\frac{1}{3}$).
$60\times\frac{1}{3} = 20$

Step2: Find number of students who like ice cream

To find the number of students who like ice cream, we multiply the total number of students (60) by the fraction of students who like ice cream ($\frac{1}{6}$).
$60\times\frac{1}{6}=10$

Step3: Find the difference

Subtract the number of students who like ice cream from the number of students who like pudding.
$20 - 10 = 10$

Answer:

10