in a market, a dozen eggs cost as much as a pound of rice, and a half - liter of kerosene costs as much as 8 eggs. if the cost of each pound of rice is $ 0.24, then how many cents does a liter of kerosene cost? [ one dollar has 100 cents. ]
Choose one.
A) 0.32 B) 0.44 C) 32 D) 44 E) 55
<gadget id="calculator">1 / 2</gadget>
<output>1/2 = around 0.5</output>

<gadget id="calculator">8 / (1/2)</gadget>
<output>16</output>

<gadget id="calculator">16 / 12</gadget>
<output>4/3 = around 1.333333</output>

<gadget id="calculator">0.24 * 100</gadget>
<output>24</output>

<gadget id="calculator">(4/3) * 24</gadget>
<output>32</output>

<result>C</result>
in a market, a dozen eggs cost as much as a pound of rice, and a half - liter of kerosene costs as much as 8 eggs. if the cost of each pound of rice is $ 0.24, then how many cents does a liter of kerosene cost? [ one dollar has 100 cents. ]
multiply(divide(divide(8, divide(const_1, const_2)), const_12), multiply(0.24, 100))
"a dozen eggs cost as much as a pound of rice - - > 12 eggs = 1 pound of rice = 24 cents ; a half - liter of kerosene costs as much as 8 eggs - - > 8 eggs = 1 / 2 liters of kerosene . how many cents does a liter of kerosene cost - - > 1 liter of kerosene = 16 eggs = 16 / 12 * 24 = 32 cents . answer : c ."