If a pound of barley costs $8, how many ounces can be bought for $2.55?
2 answers:
Answer: I believe the answer would be 5.1 ounces...
Step-by-step explanation:
To get this answer I used a proportion and transformed pounds into ounces. 1lb=16oz
x/16= 2.55/8
Cross multiply....
8x=40.8
And simplify!
x=5.1
So for $8 you can get a pound, for $2.55 you can get 5.1 ounces (or 5 ounces if needed in whole numbers)
Hope this helps! Good luck! (:
Well. To put it simple, let's start off with an equation to help figure out this problem:
16/8 = ? / 2.55
(16 ounces are in a pound btw)
8 x 2 = 16
2.55 x 2 = 5.1
meaning:
16/8 = 5.1/2.55
Answer: 5.1 ounces of barley can be purchased with $2.55
Hope this helped! :D
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