Eight cakes cost 4.00. how much do three cakes cost?

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Anabel Waller

26 October, 10:42

Eight cakes cost 4.00. how much do three cakes cost?

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Reuben Mcclure · Answer 1

Three cakes equals $1.50

because ...

8 divided by $4.00 equals 2

so 3 divided by 2 equals $1.50

Hailey Adams · Answer 2

8 cakes ... 4.00

3 cakes ... x = ?

If you would like to know how much do 3 cakes cost, you can calculate this using the following steps:

8 * x = 4 * 3

8 * x = 12 / 8

x = 12/8

x = 3/2 = 1.5

The correct result would be 1.5.