At a plant that manufactures soup cans, 5,000 pounds of aluminium is needed to produce 3,600 soup cans. How many pounds of aluminum are needed to produce 450 soup cans?
+36916 Pretty heavy soup cans....
5000# is to 3600 cans as x # is to 450 cans
5000# / 3600 cans = x # / 450 cans Multiply both sides by 450 cans
5000/3600 x 450 = x # = 625 #
