A grocery store sells 5 bottles of water for $3 and 15 bottles of water for$8 is the cost of the water proportional to the number sold explain?

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Jillian Keller

18 August, 04:47

A grocery store sells 5 bottles of water for $3 and 15 bottles of water for$8 is the cost of the water proportional to the number sold explain?

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Anastasia Evans · Answer 1

Hi there! 5 bottles of water for $3 would make $0.60 per bottle. 0.6 * 15 = 9. That means 15 bottles of water should equal $9, but instead it is $8. Based on that, no. The costs for bottles of water is not proportional to the numbers sold. Basically, you can divide to find unit prices and multiply the number of another item to see if the numbers are proportional.