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If 4 cans of cat food costs $17.20, how many cans of cat food can be purchased
with $38.70

User Oferei
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Explanation:

4CANS=$17.20

$38.70

cross multiply

4 multiply by 38.70 =154.8 divide by 17.20

ANSWER = 9

User MrGreg
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Answer:

9

Explanation:

let the price of one can food be x,

4x=17.20

x=4.3

number of can foods that can be purchased = 38.70/x = 38.7/4.3 = 9

User Shicholas
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