Question

At the candy store, gourmet jelly beans sell for $1.15 per ounce. There are 28 students in Alfred's class. If each student eats 0.035 kg of jelly beans, how much would it cost to feed the class a gourmet jelly bean treat?

Answer 1

Total cost = $40.25 (Approx)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Per ounce = $1.15

Number of student = 28

Each student eat = 0.035 kg

Find:

Total cost

Computation:

Total weight of candy = 28 × 0.035 kg

Total weight of candy = 0.98 kg

1 ounce = 0.028 kg (approx).

Total weight of candy = 0.98 kg / 0.028

Total weight of candy = 35 ounce (Approx)

Total cost = 35 × $1.15

Total cost = $40.25 (Approx)