Question

On Mars, 3 bags of MartianMallows cost 24 space rocks. If each bag contains 10 MartianMallows, how many space rocks does four MartianMallows cost? Express your answer as an improper fraction.

Answer 1

16/5

Explanation:

If each bag contains 10 MartianMallows, then 3 bags contain (3)(10)=30 MartianMallows. Since we know that the cost of 30 MartianMallows is 24 space rocks, we can set up the proportion 24/30}= s/4, where s is the cost of four MartianMallows.

Solving for s, we find that s=(24/30)x4= 16/5 space rocks.

16/5

Answer 2

16/5

Explanation:

If each bag contains 10 MartianMallows, then 3 bags contain (3)(10)=30 MartianMallows. Since we know that the cost of 30 MartianMallows is 24 space rocks, we can set up the proportion 24/30=s/4, where s is the cost of four MartianMallows. Solving for s, we find that s=24/30*(4)={16/5 space rocks.