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An ice cream company produces approximately 6 Γ— 105 half-gallons of strawberry ice cream a month. At the same time, they produce approximately 1 Γ— 106 half-gallons of vanilla ice cream. Using this information, complete the statement.The ice cream company produces approximately______ as much vanilla ice cream as strawberry ice cream.one-sixthone-halfsix timesone-fifthfive timestwice

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Answer:The ice cream company produces approximately 5/3 as much vanilla ice cream as strawberry ice cream.Step-by-step explanation:GivenS = Size of strawberry ice cream = 6 Γ— 10^5 half-gallons. V = Size of vanilla ice cream = 1 Γ— 10^6 half-gallonsTo calculate how much of vanilla ice cream compared to strawberry ice cream, the company produces; we have to calculate their ratio.This is given byRatio of V to SIf V = 1 * 10^6 and S = 6 * 10^5Their ratio is1 * 10^6 Γ· 6 * 10^5= 1/6 ( 10^6 / 10^5)= 1/6 (10)= 10/6= 5/3The ice cream company produces approximately 5/3 as much vanilla ice cream as strawberry ice cream.