Problem: 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 . ]
Rationale: "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 ."
annotated_formula: multiply(divide(divide(8, divide(const_1, const_2)), const_12), multiply(0.24, 100))