If two lemons cost 15 cents, how many can be bought for 60 cents

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Madalynn Ray

15 June, 17:23

If two lemons cost 15 cents, how many can be bought for 60 cents

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David Joyce · Answer 1

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8 lemons

Explanation

If 2 lemons cost 15 cents, then 1 lemon would cost;

15:2=7.5 cents.

To get the number of lemons that can be bought we you divide 60 by the cost on one lemon.

That is;

60:7.5=8 lemons.