Question

A steel company sells 48 tons of steel each year. At this rate, how many tons of steel does the company sell in 4 months?

A 12

B 16

C 144

D 129

Answer 1

48 divided by 12 (months) is 4.
The steel company sells 4 tons of steel a month.
4 (months) x 4 (tons) =16
At this rate the company sells: B. 16 tons of steel in 4 months.

Answer 2

B
because 48/12=4 and then you times that by 4 months and you get 16