Kimberly had 60 kg of potato starch. She packed the potato starch equally into small bags. Each bag contained 6 kg of potato starch. She sold each bag for $6.70
- Kimberly sold all the bags of potato starch. How much did she collect from the sale?
- However, Kimberly would like to collect $257 from the sale. How much should she sell each 6 kg bag of potato starch for instead?
(a)
Number of bags of potato starch
= 60 ÷ 6
= 10
Amount that Kimberly collected
= 10 x 6.70
= $67
(b)
Price that Kimberly should sell each 6 kg bag of potato starch
= 257 ÷ 10
= $25.70
Answer(s): (a) $67; (b) $25.70