If 2 apples cost $1.50 how much would 8 apples cost? how much would 62 apples cost? and how many apples can you buy with $18.00

Hi there!

In order to find your answers, you'll need to use the cross product method:

First question:

2 apples → $1.50

8 apples → $x

(1.50 × 8) ÷ 2 = $x

12 ÷ 2 = $x

6 = $x

Your first answer is: 8 apples cost $6.

Second question:

2 apples → $1.50

x apples → $18

(2 × 18) ÷ 1.50 = x apples

36 ÷ 1.50 = x apples

24 = x apples

Your second answer is: You can buy 24 apples with $18.

There you go! I really hope this helped, if there's anything just let me know! :)

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step-by-step explanation:

step 1 distribute 2 to every term in the parentheses

step 2 add 10 on both sides of the equal sign

we have three similar triangles, because each has a right angle and shares an angle.   let's write the angles in order: opposite to short leg, long leg, hypotenuse.

cab similar to bad similar to cbd

or as ratios,

ca: ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

we also know

ac = ad + cd

(ad+cd): ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

(ad+cd)/cb=cb/cd

we have cb=6, ad=5 and seek x=cd.

we reject the negative root and conclude x=4

answer: 4