Question

A moving company charges $0.70 per pound for a move from New York to Florida. A family estimates that their belongings weigh about 5 tons. About how much would it cost the family to move from New York to Florida?

Answer 1

The total cost to move the belongings from New York to Florida is
`7000\`

Solution:

Given that,

Cost per pound to move from New York to Florida is
`0.70\`

Total weight of the belongings is 5 tons

To find: The total cost

The value of 1 ton in pounds is 2000

`\therefore 5 tons = 2000* 5 = 10,000 pounds`

So, the total cost to move the belongings from New York to Florida is
`total weight * cost per pound`.

Total cost =
`0.70\ * 10000 = (700000)/(100) = <strong>7000\</strong>`

Answer 2

When we are moving things of 5 tons when the amount $0.70 per one pound, from New York to Florida the total cost it will be $7000

Solution:

From question given data are

The amount charge per one pound when we transferring from New York to Florida = $0.70

The total amount for 5 tons when we transferring from New York to Florida is to be found out.

We know that 1 ton = 2000 pounds.

In order to find the total amount per one ton =
`2000 * 0.70`

`=2000 * (70)/(100)` = 1400

The total amount per one ton = $ 1400

In the given problem the total amount per 5 ton =
`5 * 1400` = $ 7000

Hence, when we are moving things of 5 tons when the amount $0.70 per one pound, from New York to Florida the total cost it will be $7000