Question

4dozen orange cost 144 how many orangs can be purchased for 60 ?

Answer 1

Answer:

20

Step-by-step explanation:

four dozen means 4*12=48

by using direct proportions;

              48 =  144

              x   =  60

by using cross multiplication,

    48 multiply by 60 and also multiply  x by 144. Then to subject x , divide the answer getting by 48 multiply by 60 , by 144. The the final answer will be 20