Question

If the cost of 8 chocolates is 216 find the cost of 1 chocolates

Answer 1

8 chocolate = 217

1 chocolate = X

1 chocolate × 217 ÷ 8

Answer = 27

One chocolate = 27

Step 1 : you do cross multiply

Step 2: you say 8 chocolate is equal to 217

step 3 : You say 1 chocolate equal to X ( how much does it cost )

step 4 : multiply X with 8 and divide by 8 chocolate

step 5 : you multiply 1 chocolate with 217 and divide by 8

Answer 2

Answer: 1 chocolate costs 27.

Explanation:

Let x be the cost of 1 chocolate, we get

8x = 216

x = 27