Question

A bakery offers a sale price of $2.90 for 4 muffins. What is the price per dozen?

Answer 1

4 muffins are of $2.90

1 muffin is of 2.90/4 =0.725

1 dozen(12 muffens) 0.725x12=

Explanation:

Answer 2

8.70

Explanation:

3 * 4 = 12.

12 = 1 dozen

So you have to multiply 2.90 * 3

The answer is 8.70

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That's one way to do the problem. Here's another.

4 muffins = $2.90

12 muffins = x Cross multiply.

4x = 12*2.90

4x = 34.80 Divide by 4

4x/4 = 34.80/4 Do the division

x = $8.70