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A grocer is selling oranges at 3 for $2. How much would it cost to buy a dozen oranges?

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A grocer is selling oranges at 3 for $2. How much would it cost to buy a dozen oranges?

Set up a proportion of oranges per cost where c is the cost of a dozen oranges:
3/2 = 12/c <-- A dozen equals 12

Typing this proportion into our search engine, we get:
c = 8
 
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