Question

if 8 packages of batteries cost $10.50, how much would 6 packages cost?

Answer 1

The Solution:

The question says:

8 packages of batteries cost $10.50

We are required to find how much 6 packages would cost.

$\begin{gathered} 8\text{ packages = \ 10.50} \\ So, \\ 1\text{ packages = }\frac{10.50}{8} \end{gathered}$

So, the cost of 6 packages of batteries would be

$6\text{ packages =6}\times\frac{10.50}{8}=7.875\approx\text{ \ 7.88}$

Therefore, the cost of 6 packages of batteries would be $7.88