Question

David wants to buy a 6-foot long sandwich for a birthday party. If the sandwich costs $72.00, what is the cost per foot?

Answer 1

The cost per foot of the sandwich is $12.

Explanation:

You need to use division for this problem.

Pretend you are cutting the 6-foot sanwhich into 1-foot pieces. You will have 6 pieces. You have to give each piece an equal amount of money. Think about your 6-times tables. What times 6 = 72?

__ x 6 =72

or

72/6 = __

Answer 2

$12 per foot

Explanation:

$72.00 divided by 6 is $12