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

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shusha [124]

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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

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1 answer:

Pavel [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-31T08:51:15+03:00

Answer:

$13.75

Step-by-step explanation:

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 how much they would cost. Describe her error and find the correct solution. 5 3.5 = 12 x 3.5x = 60 x = $17.14