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.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.Compare Ratios: Compare Ari's preferred ratio to Freeze Zone's ratio. To do this, we need to find a common basis for comparison. We can scale Ari's preferred ratio to see how much caramel would be needed for 10 scoops of ice cream. If 5 scoops of ice cream require 3 spoonfuls of caramel, then 10 scoops (which is double the amount of ice cream) would require double the amount of caramel, which is 3 * 2 = 6 spoonfuls of caramel.Find Common Basis: Now that we have a common basis for comparison (10 scoops of ice cream), we can see that Ari would expect 6 spoonfuls of caramel for 10 scoops of ice cream, but Freeze Zone uses 7 spoonfuls of caramel for the same amount of ice cream.Evaluate Caramel Amount: Since Freeze Zone uses 7 spoonfuls of caramel for 10 scoops of ice cream, which is more than Ari's preferred 6 spoonfuls, Ari would think that Freeze Zone's milkshakes have too much caramel.

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