URGENT Basic Math Question

Question

1.7 lb of carrots cost 8.95 $. How many pounds (lb) of carrots can you buy with 9.53 $?

Answer 1

(9.53/8.95)(1.7)

= 1.8101676

= slightly > 1.81 lbs purchased with $9.53 if

$8.95 buys 1.7 lbs

if the price per pound doesn't change then the ratio of lbs to dollars remains constant

x/9.53 = 1.7/8.95

x = 1.7(9.53)/8.95 = about 1.81 lbs

Answer 2

8.95 $ / 1.7 lbs. = 5.26 $/lbs.

How many pounds (lb) of carrots can you buy with 9.53 $?

9.53 $ x lbs./5.26 $ = lbs1.81 lbs