5 oranges cost $2. Find the cost of 20 oranges.

Work Shown:

(5 oranges)/(2 dollars) = (20 oranges)/(x dollars)

5/2 = 20/x

5x = 2*20 cross multiply

5x = 40

x = 40/5 dividing both sides by 5

x = 8

20 oranges cost $8

Another way to approach the problem is to note that the jump from "5 oranges" to "20 oranges" is "times 4".

5*4 = 20

So we'll apply the "times 4" operation to the old cost of $2 to get the new cost being 2*4 = 8 dollars

$8

Step-by-step explanation:

if 5 oranges cost $2 then 1 orange costs 2/5 of a dollar, or 40 cents

20 oranges multiplied by 40 cents is $8

or you can set up a proportion:

2/5 = x/20

cross-multiply to get:

5x = 40

x = 8

the answer is 24

step-by-step explanation:

simplifying

5(x + -6) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

5(-6 + x) = 2(x + 3)

(-6 * 5 + x * 5) = 2(x + 3)

(-30 + 5x) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

-30 + 5x = 2(3 + x)

-30 + 5x = (3 * 2 + x * 2)

-30 + 5x = (6 + 2x)

solving

-30 + 5x = 6 + 2x

solving for variable 'x'.

move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

add '-2x' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 5x + -2x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 5x + -2x = 3x

-30 + 3x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0

-30 + 3x = 6 + 0

-30 + 3x = 6

add '30' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 30 + 3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: -30 + 30 = 0

0 + 3x = 6 + 30

3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: 6 + 30 = 36

3x = 36

divide each side by '3'.

x = 12

simplifying

x = 12

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