Problema Solution

if 8 shirts cost 240$ how much does 3 cost?

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Let 'x' represent the cost of 3 shirts.

Since the cost if directly proportional to the number of shirts we have:

3 : x = 8 : 240

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x = $90

The cost of 3 shirts is $90.