Natalie bought the following fruits from a kiosk.
Fruits |
Price |
Pomegranates |
1 for $2 |
Grapefruits |
$4.50 for 1 kg |
Passion Fruits |
? for 100 g |
She bought 4 pomegranates, 4 kg of grapefruits and 5 kg of passion fruits. She paid a total of $40.50 for them. Find the cost of 100 g of passion fruits in cents.
Cost of the pomegranates
= 4 x 2
= $8
Cost of the grapefruits
= 4 x 4.50
= $18.00
Cost of the passion fruits
= 40.50 - 18.00 - 8
= $14.50
1 kg = 1000 g
5 kg = 5000 g
Number of sets of 100 g
= 5000 ÷ 100
= 50
5000 g = 50 sets of 100 g
Cost of 100 g of passion fruits
= 14.50 ÷ 50
= $0.29
$1 = 100¢
$0.29 = 29¢
Answer(s): 29¢