document.write( "Question 133417: If the total number of x apples equals b cents, what is the general formula, in cents, for the cost of y apples? Can someone please explain how you arrive at the answer? I know it should be relatively easy but its not clicking in my mind, thank u very much! \n" ); document.write( "

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If the whole bag of x apples cost b cents, then each apple should cost $\"b%2Fx\"$ cents. For example, if 5 apples cost 50 cents, then each apple would cost $\"50%2F5=10\"$ cents.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The total cost of y apples would be y times the cost of each apple, or $\"b%2Fx\"$ , so if C is the cost of y apples, then the general formula is:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"C=%28b%2Fx%29y\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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