A baker purchased 10 lb of wheat flour and 13 lb of rye flour for a total cost of $17.40. A second purchase, at the same prices,
included 12 lb of wheat flour and 15 lb of rye flour. The cost of the second purchase was $20.40. Find the cost per pound of the wheat flour and of the rye flour.
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The sale is 33% off notebooks. This can be found by first subtracting .8 from 1.2
1.2-.8=.4 Now divide .4 by 1.2 to get your answer.
=.33
.33=33%
You can also solve this mentally because if you know your basic multiplication tables, 3*4=12 and so
of 12 would equal 8.
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1.2-.8=.4 Now divide .4 by 1.2 to get your answer.
.33=33%
You can also solve this mentally because if you know your basic multiplication tables, 3*4=12 and so
Does you understand it now?