Question

A 15 pound bag of candy cost $9.99. How much does 1 pound of candy cost? How do you know? Make sure to show all work and answer the question in a sentence.

Answer 1

All you would do is divide 9.99/15 to get how much one pound costs.

The answer would be around 66 or 67 cents.

9.99/15=.666

Answer 2

If a 15 pound bag of candy costs $9.99, then you can use a proportion to find the answer of a 1 pound bag.

15/9.99 = 1/x

9.99 = 15x

9.99/15 = 0.666

1 pound bag of candy will cost 66 cents.