Question

14 plums cost $2.00. What is the cost, to the nearest cent, of 50 plums?

Answer 1

$\bf \begin{array}{ccll} plums&\ \\ \text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\ 14&2.00\\ 50&x \end{array}\implies \cfrac{14}{50}=\cfrac{2.00}{x}\implies x=\cfrac{50\cdot 2.00}{14}$