SOLUTION: If 8 ounces of a certain type of candy costs $6.00, what is the cost of 6 ounces?

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Question 918056: If 8 ounces of a certain type of candy costs $6.00, what is the cost of 6 ounces?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39799) About Me  (Show Source):
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Same rates.
This becomes a proportion.

Six dollars for 8 ounces, basically a price.

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