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Anderson bought 19 cookies for $71.25. Find the cost of 44 cookies.

Anderson bought 19 cookies for $71.25. Find the cost of 44 cookies.-example-1
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Given:

Anderson bought 19 cookies for $71.25. Find the cost of 44 cookies.

Required:

To calculate the cost of the cookies

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the cookies sold =n

According to the statement


\begin{gathered} (19)/(71.25)=(44)/(n) \\ \\ 19n=44*71.25 \\ \\ n=(44*71.25)/(19) \\ \\ n=\text{ Approx 165 or 164.473684211} \end{gathered}

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Option ARequired answer:

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