rwbryant50
rwbryant50 rwbryant50
  • 11-03-2021
  • Mathematics
contestada

21 pounds of tomatoes cost $31.50. How many pounds of tomatoes can you get for $45?

Respuesta :

clarch19
clarch19 clarch19
  • 12-03-2021

Answer:

30 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

create a proportion and cross-multiply to solve

let x = $45 worth of tomatoes, in pounds

21 / 31.5 = x / 45

31.5x = 945

x = 30

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Please answer this correctly
Can someone let me know if I simplified these equations correctly or at least show me how to do it?
A(2,5),B(2,-3), and D(-6,5) are three verticals of square ABCD. What are the coordinates of the fourth vertex, c?
A concrete highway is built of slabs 15 m long. If the coefficient of linear expansion for concrete is 1.2 x 10-5 K-1, how wide should the expansion gaps be bet
Suppose that you want to design a cylinder with the same volume as a given cylinder, but you want to use a different radius and height. In general terms, how c
Explain the relationship between marijuana use and alcohol use
Please answer this correctly
What is the rhyme scheme of "A Farewell" by Charles Kingsley? My fairest child, I have no song to give you; No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray; Yet, e
Calculate the buoyant force (in N) on a 1.0 m^3 chunk of brass submerged in a bath of mercury.
Find the derivative of the following functions: a. f(x) = (x^3 + 5)^1/4 - 15e^x^3 b. f(x) = (x - 3)^2 (x - 5)/(x - 4)^2(x^2 + 3)^5