Question

Honeydew lemons sell in a market place for $24.95 per box. One box contains 9 melons. How much would you have to pay for 17 melons?​

Answer 1

$47.12

Explanation:

We know that 1 box has 9 lemons and each box is $24.95. Therefore, 1 lemon costs 24.95/9 dollars. That leads us to know that 17 lemons cost (24.95/9 * 17). Once we plug that into the calculator and round to the nearest hundreth place, we get $47.12.

Answer 2

47.13 for 17 melons

Explanation:

We can use a ratio to solve

24.95 x dollars

---------------- = ----------------

9 melons 17 melons

Using cross products

24.95 * 17 = 9x

Divide by 9

24.95 * 17/9 = x

47.127777777 = x

Rounding to the nearest cent

47.13 for 17 melons