If 8 ounces of steak costs $1.74, how much does 12 ounces of steak cost? The directions here are: Write a proportion as your first step in solving each problem. 2. Originally Posted by stlwhitesheep If 8 ounces of steak costs$1.74, how much does 12 ounces of steak cost?

The directions here are: Write a proportion as your first step in solving each problem.

the steak costs $\frac {\ 1.74}{8 \text{ ounces}}$

now what do you have to multiply this by to get 12 ounces in the denominator? or better yet, since the cost per unit ounce is to remain constant, write $\frac {\ 1.74}{8 \text{ ounces}} = \frac {\ x}{12 \text{ ounces}}$, now solve for x

3. ## Thanks, however there's more

Ok, the answer i have is

c $1.74 12 = 8 but how do i solve this? 4. Originally Posted by stlwhitesheep Ok, the answer i have is c$1.74

12 = 8

but how do i solve this?
i don't understand what you typed. you are solving $\frac {1.74}8 = \frac x{12}$ for $x$

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the easiest way to think about it is do $1.74 / 8 to get the value of a 1 ounce steak and then times that by 12 to getthe value of a 12 ounce steak 6. 1.74 x 8 = 12 Now, cross multiply: 8x = 1.74 x 12 Multiply: $8x = 20.88$ Divide by 8: x =$2.61