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Bob sets the price of the plants according to their height in inches. A plant that is 9.5 inches high costs $2.28 in his store. What is the price per inch of a plant? Show your calculation.

User Gunwin
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Answer:

$.24 or 24 cents per inch

Explanation:

9.5x = 2.28 <--- equation

9.5x/9.5 = 2.28/9.5 <---- divide both sides by 9.5

.24=x <---- final answer

User Maybel
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Answer:

Explanation:

Use the given functions to set up and simplify

inch.inches = 9.5inches =

25.82367737inchs

2.28 = 25.82367737inchs

inch=25.82367737inchs

User Menno Jongerius
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