Question

Cora bought 80 feet of cable for $18.40. She needs 20 more feet. If the unit price is the same, how

much will she pay for the extra 20 feet of cable?
She will pay an extra $

Answer 1

$4.6

Explanation:

Use 18.40 and 80. if $18.40 is 80 feet, divide 18.40 by 4 to get 4.60. Now you know that you got 4.60, see if you can add 4.6 four times to get to 18.4. (You can.) So, 20 feet is $4.60 or $4.6.

Answer 2

Explanation:

20ft($18.40/80ft)=$4.60