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If 12 cookies cost $3, how much would I pay for 5 cookies? Set up a proportion and solve.

$1.00

B.
$1.25

C.
$1.50

D.
$1.75

User Chamikara
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The answer is b. And the working is In the pic below...
If 12 cookies cost $3, how much would I pay for 5 cookies? Set up a proportion and-example-1
User Kithril
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Answer:

B) 1.25

Explanation:

$3/12 cookies = $.25/cookie

.25 * 5 = 1.25

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