Question

At he market 5 watermelons coast $2,300 i want to buy as many watermealons as i can get with $1,500 how many watermelons can i get?

Answer 1

ANSWER:

3 watermelons

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

The first thing is to calculate the price per unit of the watermelon, knowing that there are 5 for $2,300, like this:

$\begin{gathered} p=\frac{2300}{5} \\ \\ p=\text{\ }460 \end{gathered}$

Now, we will divide the amount of $1500 by the price, so we get the units of watermelons:

$\frac{1500}{460}=3.26\cong3$

Which means that for $1500 it is possible to buy up to 3 watermelons