Question

An amateur soccer ball is priced at

$19.50. This is 3/4ths the price of a
professional ball. What is the price of
the professional ball?

Answer 1

$26

Explanation:

19.50 = 3/4

so

to find 1/4, we do 19.50 / 3 = 6.5

6.5 = 1/4

so the price of a professional ball would be 4/4 (1 whole)

6.5 x 4 = 26

Hope this makes sense.

- profparis

Answer 2

Answer: $26

Explanation:

If $19.50 is 3/4, we need to find 4/4.

3/4 -> 0.75

4/4 -> 1

We will set up a proportion and solve.

`(19.5)/(0.75) =(x)/(1)`

19.5 = 0.75x

26 = x

The professional ball is $26.