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Each piece of candy costs 20 cents. The price of n pieces of candy is $3.00. Find n

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Answer: n=15

Step-by-step explanation:

For this question, we can set proportions to solve.

[tex]\frac{0.2}{1} =\frac{3}{n}[/tex]              [cross multiply]

[tex]0.2n=3[/tex]            [divide both sides by 0.2]

[tex]n=15[/tex]

Now, we know that there are 15 pieces fo candy.

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