Question

Julio bought 12 bulbs of jumbo garlic for $11.88. How many bulbs of jumbo garlic can Anjali buy if she has $3.96?

Answer 1

Answer:

Anjali can buy 4 bulbs of jumbo garlic if she has $3.96.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how many bulbs of jumbo garlic Anjali can buy with $3.96, we must first calculate the unit rate of the jumbo garlic. Julio buying 12 bulbs of jumbo garlic for $11.88 can be represented as:

$\frac{11.88}{12}$

Divide the fraction by $\frac{12}{12}$ to calculate the unit rate:

$\frac{.99cents}{1bulb}$

So if each bulb of garlic costs $0.99, which we can think of as being $1.00 at the moment, we could figure that Anjali's $3.96 would be closer to $4 than it is to $3, so let's multiply the unit rate by $\frac{4}{4}$:

$\frac{.99}{1}$ × $\frac{4}{4}=$

$\frac{3.96}{4}$

Therefore, Anjali can buy 4 bulbs of jumbo garlic if she has $3.96.

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Check your work by dividing $\frac{3.96}{4}$ by $\frac{4}{4}$ to see if you will get your initial unit rate:

$\frac{3.96}{4}$ ÷ $\frac{4}{4} =$

$\frac{0.99}{1}$

Therefore, our solution is correct!

Answer 2

4. 11.88 divided by 12 is 0.99. $3.96/$0.99 is 4 bulbs of jumbo garlic.