SOLUTION: If 2/3 of a pound of candy costs 0.64 cents. What is the cost of 1 and a half pounds of candy?
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Question 923623: If 2/3 of a pound of candy costs 0.64 cents. What is the cost of 1 and a half pounds of candy?
Found 3 solutions by ewatrrr, stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x the cost per pound
| Cross Multiplying to solve
(2/3)x = .64
x = (3/2).64 = .96 per lb
= $1.44
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 2/3 of a pound of candy costs 0.64 cents. What is the cost of 1 and a half pounds of candy?
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cost/weight = cost/weight
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x/(3/2) = 0.64/(2/3)
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x = (3/2)*0.64/(2/3)
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x = (9/4)*0.64
x = 9*0.16
x = $1.44
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you got three times as much candy, you would have gotten:
pounds
That would have cost you 3 times as much, or:
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This is the cost for 2 pounds, so 1 pound costs:
96 cents
And a half pound costs
48 cents
So, 1 and 1/2 pounds costs:
$1.44
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Here's a rough calculator check:
close enough
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hope this helps
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