Question

If I paid $9.00 for 4 lb of candies, how much candies can I buy for $12.00?

Answer 1

Answer:

We are given that 4 lb of candies are bought for $9.00

Therefore, the price of 1 lb of candies is:

$\frac{9}{4}=2.25$

Now the amount of candies that can bought for $12.00 is:

$\frac{12}{2.25} =5.3333$ lb

Therefore, 5.3333 lb of candies can be bought for $12.00