Question

Suppose that 16 inches of wire costs 48 cents.

At the same rate, how many inches of wire can be bought for 27 cents?​

Answer 1

it's 81 cents

Explanation:

`(48)/(16 ) = 3 \\ * 27 = 81cents`

Answer 2

9 inches of wire

Explanation:

Get the wire to its unit rate so what it costs for one inch. 48 divided by 16=3

so it costs 3 cents per inch.

Then divide 27 by 3 because you know each inch will be 3 cents to get 9

so you can get 9 inches of wire for 27 cents.

48 divided by 16=3

27 divided by 3=9