The freezer contains vanilla and chocolate ice cream. Chocolate ice cream contains 12 servings less than vanilla. How many servings of vanilla ice cream are in the freezer if there are a total of 40 servings of ice cream? (Solve by building an equation)

26 servings

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of servings of vanilla ice cream be x.

Number of servings of chocolate ice cream

= x - 12

(since it has 12 servings less than vanilla)

Total servings = servings of chocolate + vanilla

x + x-12 = 40

2x - 12 = 40 (simplify)

2x = 40 + 12 (+12 on both sides)

2x = 52 (simplify)

x = 52 : 2

x = 26

Therefore, there are 26 servings of vanilla ice cream in the freezer.