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If I paid 9.00$ for 4 lb of candy, how much candy I buy for 12.00$

User Pendula
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Answer:We are given that 4 lb of candies are bought for $9.00

Therefore, the price of 1 lb of candies is:

9/4=2.25

Now the amount of candies that can bought for $12.00 is:

12/2.25=5.3333

Therefore, 5.3333 lb of candies can be bought for $12.00

Explanation:

User Kaleab Woldemariam
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Answer:

5.33lb of candy

Explanation:

First, you'd need to set up a proportion.

4 pounds x poinds

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

9 dollars 12 dollars

Then, cross multiply.

9x = 4(12)

9x = 48

x = 48/9

And your answer is x = 5.33!

Hope I helped! ☺

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