SOLUTION: Shirts are on sale 3 for $25. How much would 5 shirts cost?

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Question 724783: Shirts are on sale 3 for $25. How much would 5 shirts cost?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3/25=5/X
3X=125
X=125/3
X=$41.67

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Shirts are on sale 3 for $25. How much would 5 shirts cost?
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cost/shirts = cost/shirts
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x/5 = 25/3
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x = 5(25/3)
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x = 125/3
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x = $41.67 (cost for 5 shirts)
Cheers,
Stan H.