Question

.A basket that contains 12 apples costs

$3.75. What is the price for a basket that
contains 18 apples?

Answer 1

$5.63

Explanation:

Divide the dollar over the apple.
`$3.75/12=0.3125` cent per apple. Now multiply it with 18 apples.

`18 apples * 0.3125 cent = $5.625` rounding that up to cents so $5.63

Answer 2

$5.63

Explanation:

We can form a ratio to solve this problem

12:3.75

18/12 = 1.5 times rate

1.5(12):1.5(3.75)

18:5.625, rounded to 5.63