A store sells 12 cans of nuts for $27. How much would it cost u to buy 7 cans of nuts

asked Apr 18, 2017 90.8k views

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by Ommit

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This is a proportion, so use cross multiplication.

12 7 12x = 7 x 27
---- = ---- 12x = 189
27 x x = $15.75

Your answer is $15.75.

Husni answered Apr 20, 2017

by Husni

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cross multiply and solve for x

Ezra Chang answered Apr 24, 2017

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