Question

At the grocery store ,8 oranges cost $4 what is the cost for 9 oranges ?

Answer 1

$4.50

Explanation:

First step is to find the price per orange. You can do this by dividing total cost by oranges bought. See below.

`4 / 8 \\ = .50`

Now to find the amount of 9 oranges, you'd multiply price per orange by the specified amount needed (so 9)

`9 * .50 \\ = 4.50`

Answer 2

I think it would cost 4.50