Question

Suppose that 17 inches of wire costs 68 cents.

At the same rate, how many inches of wire can be bought for 44 cents?

Answer 1

188 cents or $1.88

Explanation:

We first want to find how many cents per one inch, and we do this by dividing 17 from 68 (68/17). This gets us 4 cents per inch. Now we need to multiply 4 by 47 (4 x 47). Now we get 188 cents. The equation for this would be y = 4x