Question

Mrs. Robbins Bakery makes the best peach pie in town because they always use fresh peaches.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Robbins expects to use only 85% of the peaches delivered by her supplier,
since 15% of the peaches are always thrown out due to bruising, spoilage, and theft. She needs 30
pounds of peaches on average for the number of pies she expects to make each week. How many
peaches should she order to make sure she has just enough peaches at the end of the week?

Answer 1

To make sure Mrs. Robbins has just enough peaches, she should order the same amount of peaches as the number of pies she expects to make, multiplied by the number of pounds of peaches she needs per pie, multiplied by the percentage of peaches she expects to use, since she expects to lose 15% of the peaches. Therefore, she should order 30 pies * 1 pound/pie * .85 = <<301.85=25.5>>25.5 pounds of peaches.

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