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?
____________ apples. Report your answer as a whole number.
looking at the cost,
12o = 3
2a = 3o = 3 * 1/3
@oobleck
I still need to solve this problem right? Is the 1/3 is the answer? or there's more to it?
In other words, I don't to do any work so give me the answer.
@DrBob222
Uh Noooo.. I am not like that I am just curious on how did that person got 1/3.
so i was just wondering if i am multiplying 3 by 1/3?
To solve this problem, we can start by finding the price of an orange. We know that a dozen oranges costs $3, so to find the price of one orange, we divide the total cost by the number of oranges in a dozen: $3 ÷ 12 oranges = $0.25 per orange.
Now we need to find the price of two apples. We are given that the price of 2 apples is equal to that of 3 oranges. We can set up a ratio using the prices we found: 2 apples / 3 oranges = $x / $0.25. We can cross-multiply to find the value of x: 2 apples * $0.25 = 3 oranges * $x. Simplifying, we have $0.50 = $x.
Since we know the price of 2 apples is $0.50, we can calculate the number of apples that can be purchased with $18. To do this, we divide the total amount we have by the price of 2 apples: $18 ÷ $0.50 = 36 apples.
Therefore, with $18, you can purchase 36 apples.