Gem had 80 kg of ground pepper. She packed the ground pepper equally into small boxes. Each box contained 4 kg of ground pepper. She sold each box for $5.20
- Gem sold all the boxes of ground pepper. How much did she collect from the sale?
- However, Gem would like to collect $258 from the sale. How much should she sell each 4 kg box of ground pepper for instead?
(a)
Number of boxes of ground pepper
= 80 ÷ 4
= 20
Amount that Gem collected
= 20 x 5.20
= $104
(b)
Price that Gem should sell each 4 kg box of ground pepper
= 258 ÷ 20
= $12.90
Answer(s): (a) $104; (b) $12.90