Question

Treon bought 25 apples at the grocery for $15.00. Which proportion should be used to find the amount of money he would pay for 3 apples?

A. 25/15=3/x
B. 25/15=x/3
C. 15/25=3/x
D. 15/3=25/x

Answer 1

The answer would be A. 25/15=3/x

You would match up the prices and apples.

25 matches up with 3, and 15 matches with x.

Answer 2

B

Explanation:

We need to determine how much Treon payed per apple. We can do this by dividing $15 by 25 apples he bought:

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