Question

Chin has bought 12 pounds of apples for $6. What is the cost of buying 3 pounds of apples?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is $1.50

Step by step explanation

So 12 pounds is to $6 // 12 pounds : $6

To find the cost of apples for 3 pounds, set up the ratio the same way as the given ratio.

3 pounds : $x

To find x, the cost, compare the two ratios.

12 pounds : $6

3 pounds : $x

Now how did we get from 12 pounds to 3 pounds?

- by dividing by 4

So what you do to one side you must do to the other. Which means divide $6 by 4 to find the answer.

By doing so you get $1.50

And there you go the cost of 3 pounds of apples is $1.50