SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THS PROBLEM IF THE TOTAL COST OF X APPLES IS B CENTS, WHAT IS A GENERAL FORMULA FOR THE COSTS, IN CENTS, OF Y APPLES?

Question 99101: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THS PROBLEM
IF THE TOTAL COST OF X APPLES IS B CENTS, WHAT IS A GENERAL FORMULA FOR THE COSTS, IN CENTS, OF Y APPLES?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
IF THE TOTAL COST OF X APPLES IS B CENTS, WHAT IS A GENERAL FORMULA FOR THE COSTS, IN CENTS, OF Y APPLES?
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Each apple cost x/b cents
So y apples will cost y(x/b) cents.
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You could also do this with a proportion:
Let "c" be the cost of y apples.
c/y = x/b
Multiply both sides by y to get:
c = y(x/b) cents
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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