If a store is selling boxes of pudding at 3 for 0.99, how much would 12 boxes cost?
Answer $_________
3/0.99 = x/12 ?????
right????
(0.99 dollars/3 boxes) * 12
= 4 * .99 = 4.00 - .04 = 3.96
you got it wrong
i put your answer and it says that it's incorrect
is it 0.99/3 = x/12???
I have to do a proportion
To find out how much 12 boxes of pudding would cost, we can set up a proportion using the information given.
Let's say the cost of 3 boxes is $0.99. We want to find the cost of 12 boxes, which we'll call "x."
The proportion can be set up as:
3 boxes / $0.99 = 12 boxes / x
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
3 * x = 12 * $0.99
Now, let's calculate:
3x = 11.88
To isolate x, divide both sides of the equation by 3:
x = 11.88 / 3
x = $3.96
Therefore, 12 boxes of pudding would cost $3.96.
oops never mind
i put the answer on a wrong question
Nope.
You need the number of boxes on top of each fraction and the cost on the bottom.