A grocery store sells 25 crates of peaches for a total of $125. Each crate contains 30 peaches.
Rounded to the nearest cent, what is the cost, in dollars, per peach? (M06.A-R.1.1.2) (DOK = 2)
Question 4 options:
$0.17
$0.44
$2.27
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OpenStudy (marziman):
So then, $125 for 25 crates with 30 peaches each
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
yes
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
i click best response
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
are you there?
OpenStudy (marziman):
I am lol I am solving it.
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OpenStudy (iara_ara):
oh sorry
OpenStudy (marziman):
It's fine. Now then,
125$ for the 25 crates with 30 peaches each,
So how many peaches do we have?
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
divide 30 and 25= 1.2 ?
OpenStudy (marziman):
No, how many peaches do we have solve that first.
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
30
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OpenStudy (marziman):
No. There are 30 peaches in each crate. There are 25 crates.
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
Thank you for helping me by the way
OpenStudy (marziman):
No problem, lol thank you for the picture :-)
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
your welcome umm... so do we divide?
OpenStudy (marziman):
Yes
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OpenStudy (marziman):
No wait lol what am I saying
OpenStudy (marziman):
25 multiplied by 30
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
25x30=750
OpenStudy (marziman):
That gives you the TOTAL number of peaches. Because there are 30 peaches in crate, and there are 25 crates.
OpenStudy (marziman):
Yes, you got it
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OpenStudy (iara_ara):
so is it 750 peaches divided by 25?
OpenStudy (marziman):
No, it is 125/750 so you get .16666666667 which is .17
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
0.17?
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
Is the answer 0.17?
OpenStudy (iara_ara):
it's 0.17
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