Question

A carter needs to buy 21 pounds of pasta to carter a wedding at a local store 8 pounds of pasta cost 12$ how much will the carter pay for the pasta there?

Answer 1

The carter will pay $31.50 for 21 pounds of pasta at the local store.

Explanation:

To find out how much the carter will pay for 21 pounds of pasta at the local store where 8 pounds of pasta cost $12, we can set up a proportion.

Let's denote the cost of 21 pounds of pasta as "x" dollars.

Using the proportion:

8 pounds / 12 dollars = 21 pounds / x dollars

Cross-multiplying, we have:

8 * x = 12 * 21

Simplifying further:

8x = 252

Dividing both sides by 8:

x = 31.5

Therefore,

The carter will pay $31.50.