Question

A bag of Super Whisker cat food, at $12.85, is one third the price of a bag of Power Meow cat food. Write and solve a division equation to find the price of a bag of Power Meow cat food.

Answer 1

$38.55

Explanation:

$12.85 × 3 (Take the denominator of 1/3 times the price)

$38.55 ÷ 3 = $12.85

$12.85 Super Whisker cat food

$38.55 Power Meow cat food

Answer 2

Price of power meow cat food = $38.55

Explanation:

Price of whisker cat food = $12.85

Price of power meow cat food = x

Whisker cat food = ⅓ * power meow cat food

12.85 = ⅓ x

X = 3 * 12.85

X = $38.55

Price of power meow cat food is $38.55