Question

You can buy 7 pillows at jensen's for the same price that you can buy 6 pillows at harrison's. If one pillow costs $21.21 at harrison's, how much does one pillow cost at jenson's? Use numbers and words to explain your answers.

Answer 1

Answer: $18.18 is the cost of one pillow at Jenson's.

First, find out how much 6 pillows cost at Harrisons.

1 pillow = $21.21 At Harrisons

To find out the cost of 6 pillows is to multiply 21.21 by 6.

21.21 x 6 = 127.26

6 pillows = $127.26 At Harrisons

7 pillows = $127.26 At Jensens

Second, then now divide 127.26 by 7 because I want to figure out the cost of one pillow first, and to do that you need to divide by 7.

127.26 ÷ 7 = 18.18

1 pillow = $18.18 At Jensens

Answer 2

$18.18 will be the cost of each Pelli at Jensen’s