Question

Suppose that 12 inches of wire costs 48 cents. At the same rate, how many inches of wire can be bought for 24 cents?

Answer 1

6in is the answer
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Answer 2

Use the equation of two ratios to solve this:

12 in                x
------------ = -----------      Cross multiplying, 48x = 12(24)        x=6 inches
48 cents       24 in