Question

Carlos bought 3 gallons of ice cream for $9.50. Which proportion

can be used to find the cost of 7 gallons of ice cream?

Answer 1

Cost of 7 gallon ice cream = 22.167 (Approx.)

Explanation:

Given:

Cost of 3 gallon ice cream = $9.50

Find:

Cost of 7 gallon ice cream

Computation:

Cost of 1 gallon ice cream = 9.50 / 3

Cost of 1 gallon ice cream = $3.1667 (Approx.)

So,

Cost of 7 gallon ice cream = 7 x 3.1667

Cost of 7 gallon ice cream = 22.167 (Approx.)