1. State the problem.
Six tablets of maluwa soap cost 440; find the cost of 11 tablets.
2. Formula and rule.
This is a direct proportion: cost is proportional to the number of tablets.
We use the formula $$\text{cost}=p\cdot n$$ where $p$ is unit price and $n$ is number of tablets.
The unitary method computes $p$ by dividing total cost by number of tablets.
3. Compute the unit price.
$$p=\frac{440}{6}$$
We simplify by factoring out 2: $$\frac{440}{6}=\frac{2\cdot220}{2\cdot3}$$
Cancel the common factor 2: $$=\frac{\cancel{2}\cdot220}{\cancel{2}\cdot3}$$
So $$p=\frac{220}{3}$$ per tablet.
4. Compute the cost for 11 tablets.
Using unit price: $$\text{cost}_{11}=\frac{220}{3}\cdot11$$
$$=\frac{220\cdot11}{3}$$
$$=\frac{2420}{3}$$
Alternatively, directly: $$\text{cost}_{11}=\frac{440\cdot11}{6}$$
Factor 2: $$=\frac{2\cdot2420}{2\cdot3}$$
Cancel the common factor 2: $$=\frac{\cancel{2}\cdot2420}{\cancel{2}\cdot3}$$
Thus $$\text{cost}_{11}=\frac{2420}{3}$$.
5. Final answer.
The cost of 11 tablets is $$\frac{2420}{3}$$ which equals $$806.\overline{6}$$ (approximately 806.666...).
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