Question

If you can buy 48 plaintains for $24 then how many can you buy with $4 ?

Answer 1

Answer:

8 plantains

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost and number of plantains are in proportion

Number of plantains that can be bought for $ 4 be 'x'

48 : 24 :: x : 4

Product of means = product of extremes

24 * x = 48*4

       $x = \frac{48*4}{24}$

      x = 2 * 4

      x = 8

Answer 2

Answer:

8 plantains

Step-by-step explanation:

48=$24

x=. $4

192=24x , x= 192÷24= 8