SOLUTION: If Jenny buys x kg of sugar at the price of 99 cents, how many kg of sugar can she buy with y dollars? Express your answer in terms of x and y.

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Question 823646: If Jenny buys x kg of sugar at the price of 99 cents, how many kg of sugar can she buy
with y dollars? Express your answer in terms of x and y.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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If Jenny buys x kg of sugar at the price of 99 cents, how many kg of sugar can she buy
with y dollars? Express your answer in terms of x and y.
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Use a proportion:
sugar/price = sugar/price
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?/y = x kg/99
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# of kg of sugar = y(x/99)kg = (xy/99)kg
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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She buys kg/cents
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That means she is buying kg/cent
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That means she buys kg for
cents, or $1
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With dollars, she can buy:
kg