2070.12 – Formula for Apple Fritters

It costs $m$ dollars to buy $x$ apple fritters. Write a formula for calculating $n$ , the cost of $y$ apple fritters in dollars.

Solution

If $x$ apple fritters cost $m$ dollars, then one apple fritter costs $\frac{m}{x}$ dollars. Since the price per apple fritter is known, the cost of any number of apple fritters may be calculated by multiplying $\frac{m}{x}$ by the desired number of apple fritters. Therefore, it follows that $n=y×\frac{m}{x}$ .