Brandi buys one dozen ears of corn for $6.96. Johanna buys 1.5 dozen ears of corn at the same price per ear as Brandi. How much does Johanna pay in total for her corn?

1.5 * 6.96 = ____

i got 10.44 dollars

To find out how much Johanna pays in total for her corn, we need to determine the price per ear that Brandi paid.

Brandi bought one dozen ears of corn for $6.96. So we need to divide the total cost by the number of ears to find the price per ear:
Price per ear = Total cost / Number of ears
Price per ear = $6.96 / 12

Now, we know that Johanna bought 1.5 dozens of ears of corn, which is equivalent to 1.5 x 12 = 18 ears of corn.
To find out how much Johanna pays in total, we multiply the number of ears by the price per ear:
Total cost for Johanna = Number of ears x Price per ear
Total cost for Johanna = 18 x (6.96 / 12)

Now we can calculate the total cost for Johanna:
Total cost for Johanna = 18 x (0.58)
Total cost for Johanna = $10.44

Therefore, Johanna pays a total of $10.44 for her corn.