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  • 19-07-2019
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if you can buy 1/4 pizza for 5 dollars, how much can you purchase for 8 dollars? write your answer as a fraction

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  • 19-07-2019

Step-by-step explanation:

¼ pizza is to 5 dollars as x pizza is to 8 dollars.

¼ / 5 = x / 8

Cross multiply:

5x = 2

Divide:

x = ⅖

You can buy ⅖ of a pizza.

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