Out of 56 types of both, the store has 6 times as many types of cereal as ice cream. How many more types of cereal are there than ice cream?

Question

Out of 56 types of both, the store has 6 times as many types of cereal as ice cream. How many more types of cereal are there than ice cream?

Answer 1

Let x = types of ice cream

Then 6x = types of cereal

 

x + 6x = 56 types

7x = 56

x = 8

 

Therefore 48 types of cereal and 8 types of ice cream