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HELP!!!! Bone-shaped treats are 5 for $3.50 at Shelley’s store and Sarah wants to buy 12. She set up and solved this proportion to find how much they would cost. Describe her error and find the correct
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Bone-shaped treats are 5 for $3.50 at Shelley’s store and Sarah wants to buy 12. She set up and solved this proportion to find how much they would cost. Describe her error and find the correct solution.

5
3.5
=
12
x
3.5x = 60
x = $17.14

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Answer:

3.5/5x12=8.4

Explanation:

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