Question

Marco need to buy some dog food at the nearest store six bags of dog food cost $25.50 how much would Marcos bag of five bags of dog food

Answer 1

Answer:

Five bags of dog food costs $21.25.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can solve using proportions.

$\frac{6 \: bags}{25.50 \: dollars} = \frac{5 \: bags}{x} \\ \\ \frac{127.5}{6} = \frac{6x}{6} \\ \\ 21.25 = x \\ 21.25 \: dollars = x$