Question

The local home improvement store wants to increase their inventory. Last year 40 lawn mowers cost them $4,776.

At the same cost, how much would 120 lawn mowers cost them this year?

Answer 1

Answer:14,328

Explanation:

Answer 2

To solve this, set up a proportion where X is the amount that 120 lawn mowers would cost. It would look like
`(40)/(4776)=(120)/(x)`.

Then cross-multiply to get 40x = 120(4776) or 40x = 573120. Now divide each side by 40 to isolate the variable.

X = 14328.

120 lawn mowers would cost $14,328.