SOLUTION: if x gallons of milk costs y cents, how much will z gallons of milk cost?

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Question 351451: if x gallons of milk costs y cents, how much will z gallons of milk cost?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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if x gallons of milk costs y cents --> 1 gallon costs y/x cents
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how much will z gallons of milk cost? z times the price per gallon.
= z*(y/x)
= yz/x