Question

During a sale at the grocery store Mrs.reynolds bought 4.2 pounds of green beans for $5.25 is each of the following proportion to the sale price of green beans? select yes or no

(A)6 pounds for $7.50 .......(yes) or (no)

(B)3.4 pounds for $4.25 ....(yes) or (no)

(C)3.5 pounds for $4.20.....(yes) or (no)\

(D)5.8 pounds for $8.70....(yes) or (no)

(E) 2 pounds for $2.50.......(yes) or (no)
plz....HELP

Answer 1

• (A) yes
• (B) yes
• (C) no
• (D) no
• (E) yes

Explanation:

You can go at this in different ways. In the attached, we multiplied the number of pounds by the sale price per pound ($5.25/4.2). You can also figure the price per pound of each proposed purchase and compare with the sale price.

... sale price = $5.25/(4.2 lb) = $1.25/lb

(A) $7.60/(6 lb) = $1.25/lb (yes)

(B) $4.25/(3.4 lb) = $1.25/lb (yes)

(C) $4.20/(3.5 lb) = $1.20/lb (no)

(D) $8.70/(5.8 lb) = $1.50/lb (no)

(E) $2.50/(2 lb) = $1.25/lb (yes)