SOLUTION: if 24 oranges cost $3.50, how many oranges can you buy for $5.25

Question 868739: if 24 oranges cost $3.50, how many oranges can you buy for $5.25

Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, stanbon:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

5.25/(3.50/24)=36

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if 24 oranges cost $3.50, how many oranges can you buy for $5.25
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Use a proportion::
#/cost = #/cost
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x/525 = 24/350
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x = 525(24/350)
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x = 21(24/14)
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x = 3(24/2)
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x = 3*12 = 36 (# of oranges you can buy for $5.25)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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