SOLUTION: Billy Bob needs to make a poster that is 1 m X 3.5 m for the big snipe hunt. The cost of the paper $3.25. He needs to make another poster that is 0.5 m X 2 m. What is the paper

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Question 322999: Billy Bob needs to make a poster that is 1 m X 3.5 m for the big snipe hunt. The cost of the paper $3.25. He needs to make another poster that is 0.5 m X 2 m. What is the paper for this new poster going to cost?


Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1*3.5)/3.25=.5*2/x
3.5/3.25=1/x
3.5x=3.25*1
3.5x=3.25
x=3.25/3.5
x=$.93 ans. cost for the smaller poster.