SOLUTION: If the total cost of x apples is b cents, what is the general formula for the cost, in cents, of y apples?

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Question 156583: If the total cost of x apples is b cents, what is the general formula for the cost, in cents, of y apples?
Answer by stanbon(57290) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the total cost of x apples is b cents
Each apple costs x/b cents
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what is the general formula for the cost, in cents, of y apples?
y apple will cost y(x/b)
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Cheers,
Stan H.