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prealgebra senior

Problem

Susie pays for muffins and bananas. Calvin spends twice as much paying for muffins and bananas. A muffin is how many times as expensive as a banana?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Let stand for the cost of a muffin, and let stand for the value of a banana. We we need to find , the ratio of the price of the muffins to that of the bananas. We have
Final answer
B