Topic 13 Study Guide

Gas: $ per gallon. Oatmeal: $ per ounce. Wood: $ per foot. Monetary conversion: euros per dollar. Anything where one quantity has a simple (linear) dependence on another quantity. Practice: If a 36 oz. bottle of syrup costs $3.89, a 24 oz. bottle of syrup costs $2.79, and a 12 oz. bottle of syrup costs $1.89, which size is the best buy? Proportion: ................
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