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if a bag that has 5 apples in it is worth 3.50 how many apples( not in a bag just a single apple) can you buy with $28.00

User JLearner
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Answer:

40 Apples

Explanation:

First find the unit rate for the apple

If 5 apples is=3.50

then you do 3.50/5=.70

So we know that 1 apple is equal to 70 cents

So now we do 28/.70 to get the answer for how much apples we can buy

28/.7=40

Therfore, 40 apples is your answer

User Anton Khodak
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You can buy 40 apples with $28

3.50/5=.7

28/.7=40

Hope this helped :D
User Oleg Alexander
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