Irene had 60 kg of potato starch. She packed the potato starch equally into small boxes. Each box contained 3 kg of potato starch. She sold each box for $6.80
- Irene sold all the boxes of potato starch. How much did she collect from the sale?
- However, Irene would like to collect $282 from the sale. How much should she sell each 3 kg box of potato starch for instead?
(a)
Number of boxes of potato starch
= 60 ÷ 3
= 20
Amount that Irene collected
= 20 x 6.80
= $136
(b)
Price that Irene should sell each 3 kg box of potato starch
= 282 ÷ 20
= $14.10
Answer(s): (a) $136; (b) $14.10