Asked by Irene Wu
If p pencils cost d dollars, how many pencils can be bought for c cents?
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Answered by
Reiny
Suppose I change the question to ...
"If 15 pencils cost 3 dollars, how many pencils can be bought for 90 cents?"
I am sure you could do that question.
Now simply replace the numbers you used with the p, d, and c and use the same operations in the same order.
"If 15 pencils cost 3 dollars, how many pencils can be bought for 90 cents?"
I am sure you could do that question.
Now simply replace the numbers you used with the p, d, and c and use the same operations in the same order.