122k views
5 votes
A contractor bought 34 loads of soil each weighing 12 tonnes at $13 per tonne. What was the total cost?

User Nesinor
by
5.7k points

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

$5304

Explanation:

One load of soil is 12 tons.

Multiply 34 with 12: 34 x 12 = 408 tonnes in all.

Next, multiply the cost per tonne with the amount of tonnes:

408 x 13 = 5304

$5304 is the total cost.

~

User DamianoPantani
by
5.1k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.