Question

A company orders 8 boxed lunches from a deli for $99.60. If each boxed lunch costs

the same amount, how much do 26 boxed lunches cost?

Answer 1

To find out the cost of 26 boxed lunches, we can set up a proportion using the given information and solve for x. Each boxed lunch costs $2.09, so 26 boxed lunches would cost $54.34.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much 26 boxed lunches cost, we can set up a proportion using the given information. We know that 8 boxed lunches cost $99.60. Let the cost of one boxed lunch be represented by x. Using the proportion, we have: 8/x = 99.60/26. Now we can cross-multiply and solve for x:

8 x 26 = 99.60 x x

208 = 99.60 x x

x = 208 / 99.60 = $2.09

Therefore, each boxed lunch costs $2.09. To find out how much 26 boxed lunches cost, we can multiply the cost of one boxed lunch by 26:

26 x $2.09 = $54.34

So, 26 boxed lunches cost $54.34.

Answer 2

$318.70

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the cost of one boxed lunch, we can divide the total cost of the 8 boxed lunches by the number of boxed lunches: 99.60 / 8 = $12.45.

To find the cost of 26 boxed lunches, we can multiply the cost of one boxed lunch by the number of boxed lunches: 26 * $12.45 = $<<26*12.45=318.70>>318.70. Answer: \boxed{318.70}.