Question

A pound of rice crackers costs $2.88.Matthew purchased 1/4 pound of crackers.How much did he pay for the crackers?

Answer 1

He paid $0.72, because $2.88×(1÷4) = $0.72

Answer 2

a pound of rice crackers ... $2.88
1/4 pound of crackers ... $x = ?

If you would like to know how much did Matthew pay for the crackers, you can calculate this using the following steps:

1 * x = 1/4 * 2.88
x = 1/4 * 2.88
x = $0.72

Result: Matthew paid $0.72 for 1/4 pound of crackers.