Elyse had 100 kg of peppercorns. She packed the peppercorns equally into small packets. Each packet contained 5 kg of peppercorns. She sold each packet for $7.50
- Elyse sold all the packets of peppercorns. How much did she collect from the sale?
- However, Elyse would like to collect $226 from the sale. How much should she sell each 5 kg packet of peppercorns for instead?
(a)
Number of packets of peppercorns
= 100 ÷ 5
= 20
Amount that Elyse collected
= 20 x 7.50
= $150
(b)
Price that Elyse should sell each 5 kg packet of peppercorns
= 226 ÷ 20
= $11.30
Answer(s): (a) $150; (b) $11.30