Question

The price of mangoes in a grocery store is 3 for $5. How much will 5

mangoes cost? Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

$8.33

Explanation:

So, to figure out how much one mango costs, I did $5 divided by 3, which gave me 1.66.

I then multiplied that by 5 to see how much 5 mangos cost, and I got $8.33

Answer 2

8 and one thirds

Explanation:

5 times 5 is equal to 25 and 25 divided by 3 is 8.3333