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2 tacos cost $6. What is the cost for 6 tacos?

User Amal P
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Answer:

18 dollars

Explanation:

We can write a proportion to solve

2 tacos 6 tacos

--------------- = ------------

6 dollars x dollars

Using cross products

2*x = 6*6

2x = 36

Divide by 2

2x/2 36/2

x = 18

18 dollars

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