12.) Your mother gave you $13.32 with which to buy a present. This covered 3/5 of the cost. How much did the present cost?

13.) If the weight of a package is multiplied by 5/7 the result is 40.5 pounds. Find the weight of the package.

14.) A stray dog ate 12 of your muffins. That was 3/10 of all of them! With how many did you start?

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Zachariah Gibbs

27 March, 12:26

12.) Your mother gave you $13.32 with which to buy a present. This covered 3/5 of the cost. How much did the present cost?

13.) If the weight of a package is multiplied by 5/7 the result is 40.5 pounds. Find the weight of the package.

14.) A stray dog ate 12 of your muffins. That was 3/10 of all of them! With how many did you start?

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Kaylin West · Answer 1

If you need me to get a calculator and do it myself I will, otherwise just divide each number by the numerator and then multiply by the denominator. ex, #12: Divide 13.32 by 3 and multiply that by 5 to get the answer.