Question

A tea merchant sells tea for $15.99 per kilogram. If a customer orders 1/2 pound of tea, how much will it cost the customer? (Hint: 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds). Round to the nearest penny.

Answer 1

$3.63

Explanation:

Let the price be P. We know that:

P = 15.99 $/kg If you multiply this value by the relation between pounds and kilograms:

P = 15.99 $/kg * 1kg /2.2 pounds = 7.27 $ /pounds

Now we can calculate the price of 1/2pound as:

P = 7.27 $/pounds * 1/2 pound = 3.63$