Question

teachers at livingston elementary school asked students to name their favorite desserts.
favorite desserts
cookies $\frac{2}{3}$
frozen yogurt $\frac{1}{3}$
if there were 99 students voting, how many more of them named cookies as their favorite dessert than frozen yogurt?
$square$ students

Explanation:

Step1: Find number of cookie - liking students

To find the number of students who like cookies, we use the fraction of students who like cookies ($\frac{2}{3}$) and multiply it by the total number of students (99). So, the number of students who like cookies is $\frac{2}{3} \times 99 = 2\times33 = 66$.

Step2: Find number of frozen yogurt - liking students

To find the number of students who like frozen yogurt, we use the fraction of students who like frozen yogurt ($\frac{1}{3}$) and multiply it by the total number of students (99). So, the number of students who like frozen yogurt is $\frac{1}{3} \times 99 = 33$.

Step3: Find the difference

To find how many more students like cookies than frozen yogurt, we subtract the number of students who like frozen yogurt from the number of students who like cookies. So, $66 - 33 = 33$.

Answer:

33