Question

In a marketplace, a box of peaches can be purchased for $77.95 per box. One box

contains 78 peaches. How much would you have to pay to buy 4 peaches?
(Hint: Convert 4 peaches into dollars.)
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Do not type the units ($) in the space
below.

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

This question can be solved by proportions, using rule of three.

We have that:

You buy 78 peaches for $77.95. How much you pay to buy 4 peaches?

78 peaches - $77.95

4 peaches - x

`78x = 4*77.95`

`x = (4*77.95)/(78)`

`x = 4`

You pay $4 for 4 peaches.