Question

a store sells grass seed in small bags and large bags.the small bags have 7 pounds of seed for 27.93 and large bags cost 66.98.write a ratio of price to pound for each bag?

Answer 1

$27.93 to 7

$66.98 to 20

Answer 2

Find out the ratio of price to pound for each bag.

To prove

As given

A store sells grass seed in small bags and large bags.the small bags have 7 pounds of seed for $27.93 .

7 pound = $27.93

Now find out the cost for the 1 pound.

`1\ pound\ cost= (27.93)/(7)`

1 pound cost = $3.99

As given large bags cost $66.98.

Now find out pounds in the large bags.

Let us assume that the number of pounds in the large bags be x.

Than

3.99 × x = 66.98

`x = (66.98)/(3.99)`

x = 16.8 pounds (approx)

Now find out the ratio of price to pound for each bag.

As small bags weight = 7 pounds

Cost of the small bags = $27.93

`(Price\ of\ small\ bag)/(Cost\ of\ the\ small\ bags) = (27.93)/(7)`

As large bags weight = 16.8 pounds

Cost of the large bags = $66.98

`(Price\ of\ large\ bag)/(Cost\ of\ the\ large\ bags) = (66.98)/(16.8)`

Hence proved