SOLUTION: How can you use a rate to compare the cost of two boxes of cereal that are different sizes

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Question 1148224: How can you use a rate to compare the cost of two boxes of cereal that are different sizes
Answer by ikleyn(52834) About Me  (Show Source):
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One may assume that the cost of cereal is proportional to the volume of the box . . .