Suppose that inches of wire costs cents.
At the same rate, how many inches of wire can be bought for cents?
To find the number of inches of wire that can be bought for cents, we need to divide the total cost in cents by the cost per inch in cents.
Let's suppose that inches of wire cost cents.
So, the number of inches of wire that can be bought for cents is given by:
Number of inches of wire = Total cost in cents / Cost per inch in cents
Number of inches of wire = cents / cents
Number of inches of wire =
Therefore, the number of inches of wire that can be bought for cents is inches.
To find out how many inches of wire can be bought for a certain amount of cents, you need to use a proportion equation.
Let's assume that x represents the number of inches of wire that can be bought for the given amount of cents.
The given information states that a certain number of inches of wire costs a certain amount of cents. To set up the proportion equation, we can write:
inches of wire / cents = inches of wire / cents
According to the problem, we have:
x / cents = inches of wire / cents
We are given that a certain number of inches of wire costs a certain amount of cents. Let's say that inches of wire costs c cents. Plugging in these values gives us:
x / cents = c / cents
To find the value of x, we can eliminate the terms "cents" on both sides of the equation by dividing both sides by "cents". This gives us:
x = c
Therefore, the number of inches of wire that can be bought for a certain amount of cents is equal to that amount of cents.
To find out how many inches of wire can be bought for a certain amount of cents, we need to set up a proportion using the given information.
Given: inches of wire costs cents.
Let's assign variables to the quantities we want to find:
Let x be the number of inches of wire that can be bought for cents.
We can set up the following proportion:
inches / cents = x / cents
Since the cost is the same rate, the proportion becomes:
inches / cents = x / cents
Next, we can cross-multiply and solve for x:
inches * cents = x * cents
Now, we can cancel out the "cents" term on both sides of the equation:
inches = x
Therefore, the number of inches of wire that can be bought for a certain amount of cents is equal to the given amount in cents.
In this case, if inches of wire costs cents, then the same rate implies that cents can buy inches of wire.