Question

If a bag of 5 pieces of gum cost $1.25, how many pieces can you buy for $4.00?

Answer 1

16 pieces

Explanation:

$1.25/5=.$25 per piece of gum. $4.00/$.25 = 16

Answer 2

16 pieces of gum

Explanation:

If 5 pieces of gum costs $1.25 then, you can divide 4 by 1.25 to get 3.2.

Next, you can multiply 3.2 by 5 to get 16 pieces of gum.

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