Give the step-by-step reasoning process and then the final answer. Jane is shopping for some fruit. She sees a stand of fruit advertising 10 apples for $2, and another one advertising 5 oranges for $1.50. Assuming there's no price discount for buying in bulk, how much would Jane spend in cents if she bought 12 of the cheaper of the two fruits?
First, we need to find out which fruit is cheaper individually. We start by figuring out the price for a single apple by performing 200 / 10 = 20 cents per apple. Then we find out the price of an individual orange, by performing 150 / 5 = 30 cents per orange. Since 20<30, the apples are cheaper. To determine the answer, we multiply 20 * 12 = 240 cents.
The final answer: 240.