Question

Suppose that 12 inches of wire costs 36 cents.
At the same rate, how many inches of wire can be bought for 27 cents?

Answer 1

@Directrix

Answer 2

@Compassionate

Answer 3

I would write a proportion:

12 is to 36 as x is to 27 where x is the length of wire that can be purchased for 27 cents.

Answer 4

@abram134

Use cross multiplication.

36 x = 12 * 27 Solve for x and post what you get. We need to see if the answer makes cents.