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Walmart is selling 3 lemons for $1.20. Jack needs to purchase 25 lemons to make a dessert. How much are 25 lemons?

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$10

Step-by-step explanation

We are given that Walmart is selling 3 lemons for $1.20.

To find the cost of 25 lemons, we have to first find the cost of one lemon.

Since we have that:

3 lemons = $1.20

1 lemon = $x

Cross multiply:

3 * x = 1 * 1.20

=> x = 1.20 / 3

x = $0.40

So, one lemon costs $0.40

To find the cost of 25 lemons, we have to multiply $0.40 by 25.

That is:

25 * 0.40 = $10

25 lemons cost $10.

Do you understand what I did?

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