Question

Maria had 18 farms all over the world. Her family helped her take care of them. Each month she would order 800 pounds of food per farm. If each pound cost $10, how many dollars did she waste? (Hint: each pound cost $10, not just the 800 pounds)

A) $14,400
B) $1,440
C) $2,880
D) $144,000

Answer 1

Maria orders 800 pounds of food per month for each of her 18 farms at $10 per pound, leading to a total monthly cost of $144,000 for food.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to calculate the total cost of the food ordered by Maria for her 18 farms. To find out how much money she spent on food per month, we need to multiply the quantity of food by its price.

If Maria orders 800 pounds of food per farm each month and she has 18 farms, she is ordering a total of 800 pounds/farm × 18 farms = 14,400 pounds/month. Each pound of food costs $10, so the total cost per month for all farms is 14,400 pounds × $10/pound = $144,000.

Thus, the amount of money Maria spent on food for her farms per month is $144,000, which corresponds with option D in the given choices.