Question

Julio bought 12 bulbs of jumbo garlic for $11.88. How many bulbs of jumbo garlic can Anjali buy if she has $3.96?

Answer 1

4. 11.88 divided by 12 is 0.99. $3.96/$0.99 is 4 bulbs of jumbo garlic.

Answer 2

Anjali can buy 4 bulbs of jumbo garlic if she has $3.96.

Explanation:

To calculate how many bulbs of jumbo garlic Anjali can buy with $3.96, we must first calculate the unit rate of the jumbo garlic. Julio buying 12 bulbs of jumbo garlic for $11.88 can be represented as:

`(11.88)/(12)`

Divide the fraction by
`(12)/(12)` to calculate the unit rate:

`(.99cents)/(1bulb)`

So if each bulb of garlic costs $0.99, which we can think of as being $1.00 at the moment, we could figure that Anjali's $3.96 would be closer to $4 than it is to $3, so let's multiply the unit rate by
`(4)/(4)`:

`(.99)/(1)` ×
`(4)/(4)=`

`(3.96)/(4)`

Therefore, Anjali can buy 4 bulbs of jumbo garlic if she has $3.96.

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Check your work by dividing
`(3.96)/(4)` by
`(4)/(4)` to see if you will get your initial unit rate:

`(3.96)/(4)` ÷
`(4)/(4) =`

`(0.99)/(1)`

Therefore, our solution is correct!