SOLUTION: Suppose a 10-inch pizza costs $4. For you to find the price x of a 14-inch pizza, is it correct to set up the proportion
x/4=14/10? Why or why not?
Question 641137: Suppose a 10-inch pizza costs $4. For you to find the price x of a 14-inch pizza, is it correct to set up the proportion
x/4=14/10? Why or why not? Answer by josh_jordan(263) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! No, because x represents the unknown cost for a 14 inch pizza.
The way the equation reads now is: x number of inches per $4 is equal to 14 inches of pizza per $10. We already know how many inches = $4. We want to know how much 14 inches of pizza would cost
The correct way to set this proportion up is:
This equation now states that 10 inches of pizza per $4 is equal to 14 inches of pizza per x dollars.
