Question

Which of the following rates is proportional to $2.50 for 5 cans?

A.$4.50 for 9 cans
B.$1.50 for 1 can
C.$4.00 for 7 cans
D.$2.00 for 3 cans

Answer 1

The answer is A. $4.50 for 9 cans

Explanation:

Divide 2.50 by 5 and you get $0.50 a can

Multiply $0.50 by each of your answers

A. 0.50 times 9 = 4.50

B. 0.50 times 1 = 0.50

C. 0.50 times 7 = 3.50

D. 0.50 times = 1.50

As you can see A. is the only one that matches

I hope this helps

Answer 2

a, divide 2.5 by 5 and you get 0.5, multiply that by 9 and you get 4.5. A is the answer