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Mac wants to buy ice cream cones. It would cost $8.25 for 3 ice cream cones. At this rate how much will she spend on only 2 ice creams cones? What information is given to solve the problem? B. What do you need to solve for?​

User Kickaha
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Answer:

see below

Explanation:

We can use proportions to solve

$8.25 x

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

3 cones 2 cones

Using cross products

8.25 * 2 = 3x

16.50 = 3x

Divide by 3

16.50 /3 = x

5.50 =x

2 cones will cost 5.50

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