Question

In Mexico, avocados are 48 pesos per kilogram. What is the cost, in cents, of an avocado that weighs 0.45 lb if the exchange rate if the exchange rate is 18 pesos to the dollar?

Answer 1

To find the cost in cents of 0.45 lb of avocados in Mexico at 48 pesos per kilogram, we first convert the weight to kilograms, then calculate the cost in pesos, convert that to dollars using the exchange rate, and finally multiply by 100 to get the cost in cents.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the cost in cents of 0.45 lb of avocados when the price in Mexico is 48 pesos per kilogram, we first need to convert the weight from pounds to kilograms. We know that 1 pound is approximately equal to 0.45 kilograms. Therefore, 0.45 lb is roughly equivalent to 0.45 lb × 1 kg/0.45 lb = 1 kg.

Since the avocados cost 48 pesos per kilogram, and we have 1 kg of avocados, this is equal to 48 pesos. Next, we convert the peso cost to dollars using the exchange rate given. The exchange rate is 18 pesos to the dollar, so the cost in dollars would be 48 pesos ÷ 18 pesos/dollar = $2.67. Finally, we convert this amount into cents (since there are 100 cents in a dollar) which gives us $2.67 × 100 cents/dollar = 267 cents.

Answer 2

55 cents

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's convert 0.45 lb to kilograms

2.20 lb = 1 kg is the conversion factor, hence:

`0.45lb*(1Kg)/(2.2lb)\\=(0.45)/(2.2)\\=0.2045Kg`

So that's 0.2045 kg

Since 48 pesos is for 1 kg, hence for 0.2045 kg, the cost (in pesos) is:

0.2045 kg * 48 = 9.82 pesos

Now, we know 18 pesos is 100 cents (1 dollar), so how much is 9.82 pesos?? (let number of cents be X)

`(18Pesos)/(100Cents)=(9.82Pesos)/(X)\\18X=9.82*100\\18X=982\\X=(982)/(18)\\X=54.6 Cents`

That's roughly 55 cents