Irene bought the following fruits from a shop.
Fruits |
Price |
Passion Fruits |
1 for $5 |
Peaches |
$1.20 for 1 kg |
Persimmons |
? for 100 g |
She bought 4 passion fruits, 2 kg of peaches and 2 kg of persimmons. She paid a total of $51.20 for them. Find the cost of 100 g of persimmons in cents.
Cost of the passion fruits
= 4 x 5
= $20
Cost of the peaches
= 2 x 1.20
= $2.40
Cost of the persimmons
= 51.20 - 2.40 - 20
= $28.80
1 kg = 1000 g
2 kg = 2000 g
Number of sets of 100 g
= 2000 ÷ 100
= 20
2000 g = 20 sets of 100 g
Cost of 100 g of persimmons
= 28.80 ÷ 20
= $1.44
$1 = 100¢
$1.44 = 144¢
Answer(s): 144¢