Question

A dry cleaner charges $18 to clean 4 pairs of pants.

Solve for the number of pairs of pants that can be cleaned for $27 at the same rate.

Answer 1

18 ÷ 4 = 4.5 * 6 =27 your answer is 6

Answer 2

You could clean 6 pairs of pants because the you have to find the unit rate, which you can do by dividing $18 by 4 = $4.50. Then, divide $27 by $4.5 to equal 6.