Question

Jacob kept track of the types of ice cream sundaes he served today.
Sundaes served
Hot fudge Caramel sauce
Brownie sundae 5 7
Cookie sundae 4 6
What fraction of brownie sundaes had caramel sauce?

Answer 1

To find the fraction of brownie sundaes that had caramel sauce, we need to determine the total number of brownie sundaes served and how many of those had caramel sauce.

From the given information:
- The total number of brownie sundaes served is 5.
- The number of brownie sundaes with caramel sauce is 7.

However, it seems there is a misunderstanding because the number of brownie sundaes served cannot exceed the total of 5.

Let's clarify the interpretation:
- **Brownie Sundaes with Hot Fudge (H):** 5
- **Brownie Sundaes with Caramel Sauce (C):** 7

If 7 caramel sauces were served but we only have 5 brownie sundaes, it implies there were more sundaes served. We can infer that 7 caramel sauces include those used in other sundaes.

Now to compute the fraction:
If we assume that the five brownie sundaes can have caramel sauce proportionally, we see where confusion arises based on the total counts given (i.e., 7 total caramel based on multi-use).

If we assume that the 5 brownie sundaes are all of the 7 sold:
- This implies 5 brownie sundaes must use at least one of them yielding fractions for those pieces including caramel sauce.

Hence, the final answer regarding the specific question on brownie sundae with caramel sauce cannot be definitely quantified accurately as both served values don’t align perfectly.

**Explicitly without a clear divide:**
So we end noting the situation shows further clarity desired or clarify servings and cross-referenced counts internally across fudge and caramel to round out fractions.

If needed maximum of 5 for that designation would only yield **0C** for the 5 thus:

**Fraction of brownie sundae had caramel sauce would be ultimately approached as fraction mostly requiring further inputs for specifics.**