Question

You stop a vehicle carrying 50 marijuana plants. If a typical plant average two pounds of marijuana and the drug is valued at $150 per ounce, what is the street value of the confiscated drugs ?

a) $240,000
b) $60,000
c) $15,000
d)$120,000

Answer 1

To find the street value of 50 marijuana plants, calculate the total weight in pounds, convert to ounces, and then multiply by the price per ounce. The total street value is $240,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the street value of the confiscated marijuana plants, we first need to determine the total weight of marijuana that the 50 plants would produce. With each plant averaging 2 pounds, we would have a total weight of 50 plants × 2 pounds/plant = 100 pounds of marijuana.

Next, we need to convert pounds to ounces since the value given is per ounce. There are 16 ounces in 1 pound, so 100 pounds × 16 ounces/pound = 1,600 ounces of marijuana.

Using the given value of marijuana at $150 per ounce, we can now find the total street value by multiplying the total ounces by the value per ounce:

1,600 ounces × $150/ounce = $240,000.

Therefore, the street value of the confiscated drugs is $240,000.