If 1,000 gumballs cost $20, how much would ten gumballs cost? I got $5 I just want to make sure if it is correct.
Yikes! You'd be cheated!
20/1000 = $0.02 each gumball
10 * 0.02 = $0.20 for 10 gumballs
There's a big difference between 20 cents and 5 dollars!
Oh ok thanks! :D
You're welcome. :-)
Cools
To determine the cost of ten gumballs, we can set up a proportion based on the given information:
We know that 1,000 gumballs cost $20.
Let's set up the proportion:
1,000 gumballs / $20 = 10 gumballs / x
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and then solve for x:
1,000 * x = 10 * $20
1,000x = $200
To isolate x, we divide both sides of the equation by 1,000:
x = $200 / 1,000
x = $0.20
Therefore, ten gumballs would cost $0.20, not $5.