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Jenelle can buy a 24 pack of bottled water for $6.60 how much would you know have to pay for a 12 pack of bottled water if the ratios are proportional

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the answer would be $79.20
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If 24 bottles is $6.60
12 bottles is 1/2 of 24. If the ratio is proportional the the cost would also be 1/2.
1/2 of $6.60 is found by dividing 6.60 by 2; 2 into 6.60 = 3.30
So 12 bottles of water is $3.30.
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