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What is the maximum number that can be purchased either 65.00

What is the maximum number that can be purchased either 65.00-example-1
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Answer:

25 boxes.

Explanation:

Because we know that 5 boxes of pasta cost $13 and we want to find the total number of boxes that can be bought with $65, we can set up a proportion:


(5_(boxes) )/(13.00)=(x_(boxes) )/(65)\\ 13x=325\\ x=25

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