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3. Martin charges $10 for every 5 bags of leaves he

rakes. Last weekend, he raked 24 bags of leaves.
How much money did he earn? (Example 1)

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Answer:

$48

Explanation:

You can figure out how much he charges per single bag by diving the price by the amount of bags in the ratio, so 10 divided by 5 which equals two. So $2 per bag and 24 bags, multiply that and you find that it's $48.

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