SOLUTION: if prizes for a carnival are priced at 5 for 80 cents, how much would 250 prizes cost?

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Question 352966: if prizes for a carnival are priced at 5 for 80 cents, how much would 250 prizes cost?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since you get 5 prizes for 80 cents, this means that one prize costs 80%2F5=16 cents.


So 250 prizes cost 250%2A16=4000 cents or 4000%2F100=40 dollars.


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