Sure, let's solve this step by step:

1. We know that the ratio of ice cream cones to brownies is 5:3. This means that for every 3 brownies sold, 5 ice cream cones are sold.

2. We also know that 24 brownies were sold.

3. To find out how many ice cream cones were sold, we need to set up a proportion. We can set it up like this: 5/3 = x/24.

4. To solve for x (the number of ice cream cones sold), we can cross-multiply: 3x = 5*24.

5. Simplifying the right side of the equation gives us: 3x = 120.

6. Finally, to solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 3: x = 120/3.

7. This gives us x = 40.

So, 40 ice cream cones were sold.

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Sure, let's solve this step by step:

1. We know that the ratio of ice cream cones to brownies is 5:3. This means that for every 3 brownies sold, 5 ice cream cones are sold.

2. We also know that 24 brownies were sold.

3. To find out how many ice cream cones were sold, we need to set up a proportion. We can set it up like this: 5/3 = x/24.

4. To solve for x (the number of ice cream cones sold), we can cross-multiply: 3x = 5*24.

5. Simplifying the right side of the equation gives us: 3x = 120.

6. Finally, to solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 3: x = 120/3.

7. This gives us x = 40.

So, 40 ice cream cones were sold.

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