Question

An athletic director pays $90 for 12 sun visors for the softball team. how much will the athletic director pay to buy 15 more sun visors?

Answer 1

An athletic director pays $90 for 12 sun visors for the softball team. The rate per sun visor is equal to $90 / 12 sun visor = $ 7.5 per sun visor. So the athletic director should pay ($ 7.5 per sun visor)*(15 sun visor) = $ 112.5

Answer 2

Answer:

$\ 112.5$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

An athletic director pays $\ 90$ for $12$ sun visors

so by proportion

Find how much pay to buy $15$ sun visors

$\frac{90}{12}\frac{\ }{sun\ visors}=\frac{x}{15}\frac{\ }{sun\ visors} \\ \\x=15*90/12\\ \\x=\ 112.5$