Question

If you can buy one plantain for $0.49 then how many can you buy with $7.84

Answer 1

16

Explanation:

1 plantain costs = $.49

how much can be bought from $7.84

7.84/.49 = 16 plantains

Answer 2

Let the unknown number of plantains be x.

It is given that one plantain costs $0.49. It is required to find the number of plantains that can be bought at $7.84.

Since one plantain can be bought for $0.49, it follows that x plantains will be bought for:

`\$0.49* x=\$0.49x`

Equate this expression to the given price:

`0.49x=7.84`

Solve the equation for x:

`\begin{gathered} 0.49x=7.84 \\ \text{Divide both sides by 0.49:} \\ \Rightarrow(0.49x)/(0.49)=(7.84)/(0.49) \\ \Rightarrow x=16 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the required number of plantains that can be bought for $7.84 is 16.

The correct answer is 16 plantains.