Question

If you can buy 1⁄3 of a pound of salami for 5 dollars, how much can you purchase for 9 dollars? Write your answer as a fraction of a pound.

Answer 1

Use this formula:

$5 = $9 then cross multiply 5x= 0.33 x 9
____ _____ You get 5x = 2.97 pounds
0.33 pounds X pounds Then you solve for X.
Divide both sides by 5.
You get 0.594 pounds. Written as a fraction it becomes 59/100 or simply 6/10.