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6 cakes cost to pound £2.40 how much does 10 cakes cost?

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[tex]6\ cakes\ cost\ 2.40 \£\\ 10\ cake\ cost\ x \£\\\\ proportion:\\ 6-2.40\\ 10-x\\\\cross\ multiplication\\\\ 6x=2.40*10\\\\ 6x=24\ \ \ | divide\ by\ 6\\\\ x=4\\\\ 10\ cake\ cost\ 4 \£.[/tex]
6/2.40=.40 then .40•10= 4.00

Answer £4.00