Ari thinks the perfect milkshake has 5 scoops of ice cream for every 3 spoonfuls of caramel. Freeze Zone makes batches of milkshakes with 10 scoops of ice cream and 7 spoonfuls of caramel. What will Ari think about the amount of caramel in Freeze Zone's milkshakes? Choose 1 answer: (A) Freeze Zone's milkshakes have too much caramel. (B) Freeze Zone's milkshakes have too little caramel. (c) Freeze Zone's milkshakes are just right.

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Identify Ratio Preference: Identify Ari's preferred ratio of ice cream to caramel, which is 5 scoops of ice cream for every 3 spoonfuls of caramel. This can be written as the ratio 5:3.Determine Freeze Zone Ratio: Determine the ratio of ice cream to caramel in Freeze Zone's milkshakes, which is 10 scoops of ice cream to 7 spoonfuls of caramel. This can be written as the ratio 10:7.Compare Ratios: Compare Ari's preferred ratio to Freeze Zone's ratio. To do this, we need to see if the ratios are equivalent. We can simplify Ari's ratio from 5:3 to 10:6 by multiplying both numbers by 2, for easier comparison with Freeze Zone's ratio.Analyze Comparison: Now that we have Ari's preferred ratio in a form that can be directly compared to Freeze Zone's ratio (10:6 vs. 10:7), we can see that for the same amount of ice cream (10 scoops), Ari prefers 6 spoonfuls of caramel, while Freeze Zone uses 7 spoonfuls.Draw Conclusion: Since Freeze Zone uses 7 spoonfuls of caramel for 10 scoops of ice cream, which is more than Ari's preferred 6 spoonfuls for the same amount of ice cream, we can conclude that Freeze Zone's milkshakes have too much caramel according to Ari's preference.

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