Question

Brett bought 3 cans of soup for $4.83. Which proportion can be used to find the cost of 12 cans of soup?

Answer 1

3 cans goes to 4.83 as 12 cans goes to X...

set up a proportion

Answer 2

\[\frac{ 3~cans }{ $4.83 }=\frac{ 12~cans }{ $X }\]