Question

Alexandra has a stand in the marketplace where she sells ground cumin. She has a fixed amount of weekly expenses, and she sells her cumin for \$7.20$7.20dollar sign, 7, point, 20 per kilogram. If she sells 909090 kilograms of cumin, her weekly net profit is \$414$414dollar sign, 414. How much cumin does Alexandra have to sell to cover her weekly expenses?

Answer 1

Answer:  She have to sell 32.5 kg to cover her weekly expenses.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Selling price  of cumin  per kg = $7.20

Quantity of cumin she sells = 90 kg

Net profit she get = $414

Total amount she get after selling 90 kg is given by

$90\times 7.20=\ 648$

So, Weekly expenses would be

$\ 648-\ 414\\\\=\ 234$

Quantity of cumin she need to sell to cover her weekly expenses is given by

$\dfrac{234}{7.20}\\\\=32.5\ kg$

Hence, She have to sell 32.5 kg to cover her weekly expenses.