Question

8 cakes cost £4.00 how much do three cakes cost

Answer 1

Greetings!

We can solve this by creating an algebraic equation.

`8/4=3/x`
Cross Multiply.

`8*x=4*3`

`8x=12`
Divide both sides by 8.

`(8x)/8=(12)/8`
The Answer Is:

`x=1.5`

Three cakes would cost $1.50.

Hope this helps.
-Benjamin