SOLUTION: Two dozen apples cost $2.00 and on average there 3 apples in a pound.How much should 100 pounds of apples cost ?

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Question 1066187: Two dozen apples cost $2.00 and on average there 3 apples in a pound.How much should 100 pounds of apples cost ?
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Two dozen apples cost $2.00 and on average there 3 apples in a pound.How much should 100 pounds of apples cost ?
Two dozens = 24 apples, and if 3 apples make 1 lb, it follows that, on average, 8 lbs are sold for $2

We then have the following PROPORTION: 8%2F100+=+2%2FC, with C being the cost of 100 lbs

Cross-multiply to get: 8C = 200

C, or cost of 100 lbs = highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+200%2F8%2C+or%2C+%22%2425%22%29%29

That's how simple this is!