Shannon had 80 kg of ground pepper. She packed the ground pepper equally into small packets. Each packet contained 4 kg of ground pepper. She sold each packet for $6.80
- Shannon sold all the packets of ground pepper. How much did she collect from the sale?
- However, Shannon would like to collect $296 from the sale. How much should she sell each 4 kg packet of ground pepper for instead?
(a)
Number of packets of ground pepper
= 80 ÷ 4
= 20
Amount that Shannon collected
= 20 x 6.80
= $136
(b)
Price that Shannon should sell each 4 kg packet of ground pepper
= 296 ÷ 20
= $14.80
Answer(s): (a) $136; (b) $14.80