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atroni [7]
3 years ago
8

Bone-shaped treats are 5 for $3.50 at Shelley’s store and Sarah wants to buy 12. She set up and solved this proportion to find h

ow much they would cost. Describe her error and find the correct solution.
5
3.5
=
12
x
3.5x = 60
x = $17.14
Mathematics
1 answer:
Lemur [1.5K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Sarah multiplied the denominator by the denominator and the numerator by the numerator instead of finding the cross products. The equation should be 5x = 42, so the cost should be $8.40.

Step-by-step explanation:

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