In a Farmer’s market, the price of 2 apples is equal to that of 3 oranges. If a dozen of oranges cost $3, how many apples can be purchased with $18?
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if 12 oranges cost $3
then 1 orange costs $3/12 or 25 cents
then 2 apples cost 75 cents or
1 apple costs 75/2 cents
then number of apples for $18 = 1800/(75/2) = 48
To find the number of apples that can be purchased with $18, we first need to determine the price ratio of apples to oranges, and then use that ratio to calculate the number of apples.
Given that the price of 2 apples is equal to the price of 3 oranges, we can set up the following equation:
2 apples = 3 oranges
Now, we know that a dozen of oranges (which means 12 oranges) costs $3. To determine the price of a single orange, we can divide $3 by 12:
$3 / 12 oranges = $0.25 per orange.
Using this price per orange, we can now find the price of a single apple by multiplying it by the price ratio:
$0.25 per orange x (2 apples / 3 oranges) = $0.1667 per apple (rounded to 4 decimal places).
Now that we know the price per apple, we can calculate the number of apples that can be purchased with $18. We divide $18 by the price of a single apple:
$18 / $0.1667 per apple ≈ 108 apples.
Therefore, with $18, you can purchase approximately 108 apples.