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For every $2 Joe earns, Michelle earns $3. If Joe

earned a total of $12, how much money did Michelle
earn?

User Mapf
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Answer:

18

Explanation:

You are going to use The cross multiplication method

$2-------- $12

$3-------- X

X= 12*3=36

36/2=18

Michelle earned $18

User Aloctavodia
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2x6=12

So all you have to do is multiply 3x6 which equals 18 so your answer is 3x6=18 hope I helped. :)
User Pebbles
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