Question

An ice company charged $3.10 for 5 bags of ice. If a convenience store bought 2 bags of ice, how much would it have cost them? ​

Answer 1

$1.24

Explanation:

use a proportion.

$3.10/5 = x/2

5x = 2 × $3.10

x = $1.24

Answer 2

$1.24

Explanation:

$3.10 for 5 bags

I bag = 310/5= 62

Move the decimal point back two times which is 0.62

2 bags cost 0.62*2= 1.24

= $1.24