Question

If I paid $9.00 for 4 lb of candies, how much candies can I buy for $12.00?

Answer 1

Answer: 5.3333

Explanation:

Answer 2

We are given that 4 lb of candies are bought for $9.00

Therefore, the price of 1 lb of candies is:

`(9)/(4)=2.25`

Now the amount of candies that can bought for $12.00 is:

`(12)/(2.25) =5.3333` lb

Therefore, 5.3333 lb of candies can be bought for $12.00