Question

Jeff found two local suppliers of organic asparagus for hisrestaurant. One supplier offers 5 kilograms of asparagus for$12.75 and the other offers 7 kilograms of asparagus for $18.34.How much will Jeff pay if he buys 23 kilograms of asparagus fromthe supplier with the lower price?

Answer 1

First let us find out which supplier gives the lower price

For first supplier we have:-

$\begin{gathered} 5\operatorname{kg}=12.75 \\ 1\operatorname{kg}=\frac{12.75}{5} \\ =2.55 \end{gathered}$

So rate of first supplier is 2.55/kg

Now for second supplier we have :-

$\begin{gathered} 7\operatorname{kg}=18.34 \\ 1\text{ kg=}\frac{18.34}{7} \\ =2.62 \end{gathered}$

So rate of second supplier is 2.66/kg

So first supplier gives the lower price.

Now the money that Jeff need to pay will be:-

$\begin{gathered} 23\times2.55 \\ =58.65 \end{gathered}$

So Jeff needs to pay 58.65$ if he buys 23 kg o