Answer:
Anjali can buy 4 bulbs of jumbo garlic if she has $3.96.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate how many bulbs of jumbo garlic Anjali can buy with $3.96, we must first calculate the unit rate of the jumbo garlic. Julio buying 12 bulbs of jumbo garlic for $11.88 can be represented as:
[tex]\frac{11.88}{12}[/tex]
Divide the fraction by [tex]\frac{12}{12}[/tex] to calculate the unit rate:
[tex]\frac{.99cents}{1bulb}[/tex]
So if each bulb of garlic costs $0.99, which we can think of as being $1.00 at the moment, we could figure that Anjali's $3.96 would be closer to $4 than it is to $3, so let's multiply the unit rate by [tex]\frac{4}{4}[/tex]:
[tex]\frac{.99}{1}[/tex] × [tex]\frac{4}{4}=[/tex]
[tex]\frac{3.96}{4}[/tex]
Therefore, Anjali can buy 4 bulbs of jumbo garlic if she has $3.96.
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Check your work by dividing [tex]\frac{3.96}{4}[/tex] by [tex]\frac{4}{4}[/tex] to see if you will get your initial unit rate:
[tex]\frac{3.96}{4}[/tex] ÷ [tex]\frac{4}{4} =[/tex]
[tex]\frac{0.99}{1}[/tex]
Therefore, our solution is correct!
