Linda bought the following fruits from a stall.
Fruits |
Price |
Mangoes |
1 for $5 |
Peaches |
$2.40 for 1 kg |
Mangosteens |
? for 100 g |
She bought 2 mangoes, 2 kg of peaches and 4 kg of mangosteens. She paid a total of $55.60 for them. Find the cost of 100 g of mangosteens in cents.
Cost of the mangoes
= 2 x 5
= $10
Cost of the peaches
= 2 x 2.40
= $4.80
Cost of the mangosteens
= 55.60 - 4.80 - 10
= $40.80
1 kg = 1000 g
4 kg = 4000 g
Number of sets of 100 g
= 4000 ÷ 100
= 40
4000 g = 40 sets of 100 g
Cost of 100 g of mangosteens
= 40.80 ÷ 40
= $1.02
$1 = 100¢
$1.02 = 102¢
Answer(s): 102¢