SOLUTION: You are buying 2.0 kilograms of cherries priced at $3.95 per kilogram. How much will you pay?

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Travel -> SOLUTION: You are buying 2.0 kilograms of cherries priced at $3.95 per kilogram. How much will you pay?      Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


    

Question 735009: You are buying 2.0 kilograms of cherries priced at $3.95 per kilogram. How much will you pay?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simple Proportion.
m = "how much you pay", in dollars

2 kilograms / m = 1 kilogram / 3.95 dollars
2%2Fm=1%2F3.95
their reciprocals will also equal
m%2F2=3.95%2F1
m=2%2A3.95%2F1
m=7.90 dollars