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Proportion

Direct: double one, double the other. Inverse: double one, halve the other.

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Unitary method

Find the cost of ONE, then multiply.

Best buy

Compare price per item (or per gram).

Inverse

More workers → less time. Workers × time stays the same.

Worked example

5 pens cost £3. Cost of 8?

  1. 11 pen = 3 ÷ 5 = £0.60
  2. 28 × 0.60
  3. 3= £4.80 ✅

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