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If 5 dollars can buy r flowers, how many dollars are needed to buy p
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25 Jul 2022, 00:59
25 Jul 2022, 00:59
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If 5 dollars can buy r flowers, how many dollars are needed to buy p bouquets? (One bouquet = 10 flowers.)
A. 50(p+r)
B. r/50p
C. 50/r+p
D. p/50r
E. 50p/r
A. 50(p+r)
B. r/50p
C. 50/r+p
D. p/50r
E. 50p/r
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Re: If 5 dollars can buy r flowers, how many dollars are needed to buy p
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27 Jul 2022, 15:26
27 Jul 2022, 15:26
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This is a proportion problem. What is being asked is “5 is to r as what is to p?” Note that the number of flowers needed to make the p bouquets is 10p. Now you can compare flowers to flowers. Set up the proportion and solve for x:
5/r=x/p*(10)
5/r=x/p*(10)
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