"a butcher buys 35 sides of beef at $3.10 per kg. if the average weight of a hindquarter is 37kg and the average weightr of the forequarter is 26kg, how much profit will she make if she sells hindquarters at $5.90 per kg and forequarters at $5.50 per kg?"
explain please
thankz
2007-02-19 20:26:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Total amount spent = 35(37 + 26)3.1 = $ 6,835.5
Total sales = 35(37*5.9 + 26*5.5) = $ 12,645.5
Profit = $12,645.5 - $ 6,835.5 = $ 5,810
2007-02-19 20:54:18 · answer #1 · answered by skg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
35[($5.90*37 + $5.50*26) - $3.10(26 + 37)] =
35[($218.30 + $143.00) - $3.10*63] =
35($361.30 - $195.30) =
35($166.00) =
P = $5,810.00
2007-02-20 05:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$2.80 per kg for hindquarter
$2.40 per kg for forequarter
5.90-3.10
5.50-3.10
2007-02-20 04:34:01 · answer #3 · answered by Andrea 14369 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋