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.