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Lauren bought 13.25 yards of yarn for $6.99. How much would it cost if she bought 24

yards of yarn?

User James Gan
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As we know that 13.25 yards = 6.99

We can use our knowledge to figure out the price of one yard by dividing both sides by 13.25:

13.25yards = 6.99

1yard = 699/1325

Then multiply both sides by 24 to get the price for 24 yards:

24yards = 12.6611321

As we are dealing with money we will only take the first two decimal points and NOT round:

24 yards would cost $12.66
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