Question

Candy icing for the trim around a cookie cost $7.50 for 6 ft. How much wouldyou pay for 25 feet of icing at this rate?

Answer 1

The icing costs $7.50 every 6 feet

To calculate how much will 25 feet of icing cost, you can use cross multiplication

6feet_____$7.50

25feet____$x

$\begin{gathered} \frac{7.50}{6}=\frac{x}{25} \\ x=(\frac{7.50}{6})\cdot25 \\ x=31.25 \end{gathered}$

25 feet of icing costs $31.25