Question

100 pounds of chocolate is packaged in to boxes each containing 1 1/4 pounds of chocolate. then each box is sold for $1.75. What is the total selling price for all the boxes of chocolate

Answer 1

To find the total selling price for all the boxes of chocolate, we need to first determine how many boxes are needed to package 100 pounds of chocolate.

Each box contains 1 1/4 pounds of chocolate, which can be written as 5/4 pounds.

To find the number of boxes needed, we divide 100 pounds by 5/4 pounds per box:
100 pounds ÷ (5/4 pounds) = 100 × (4/5) = 400/5 = 80 boxes

So, 80 boxes are needed to package 100 pounds of chocolate.

Now, we can calculate the total selling price by multiplying the number of boxes

by the selling price per box:
80 boxes × $1.75 per box = 140

Therefore, the total selling price for all the boxes of chocolate is $140.