SOLUTION: sixty newspapers cost $27.find the cost for 16 newspapers????????? :*(

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Question 204773This question is from textbook prealgebra
: sixty newspapers cost $27.find the cost for 16 newspapers????????? :*(This question is from textbook prealgebra

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sixty newspapers cost $27.find the cost for 16 newspapers
:
A ratio equation
60%2F16 = 27%2Fx
Cross multiply
60x = 16 * 27
60x = 432
x = 432%2F60
x = $7.20 for 16 news papers
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Check by finding the cost of one paper
7.2%2F16 = .45
Cost of 60
.45 * 60 = $27, confirms our solution