SOLUTION: If 3 apples cost 48 cents how many dozen apples can be bought for 3.84....please show how you got answer

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Question 901767: If 3 apples cost 48 cents how many dozen apples can be bought for 3.84....please show how you got answer
Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
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3/a = 0.48/3.84

0.48a = 3(3.84)
0.48a = 11.52
a = 11.52/0.48
a = 24
Answer is 24 apples.