Question

The total cost of 5 boxes of pasta is $13. There are 12 ounces of pasta in each box. Each box of pasta cost the same amount. What is the cost in dollars of the maximum number of boxes needed to total 48 ounces of pasta?

Answer 1

Answer: $10.40

Explanation:

First, find the cost of 1 box of pasta. 13/5 = 2.6, so $2.60 a box.

Next, find how many boxes there are. 48/12 = 4, so 4 boxes of pasta.

Finally, multiply 4*2.6 to get the final cost.