SOLUTION: Convert 9 minutes 15 seconds to minutes. A peach weighs 65 grams. If you buy 10 peaches and they sell for $5.50 per kilogram, how much will they cost?

Question 111887: Convert 9 minutes 15 seconds to minutes.
A peach weighs 65 grams. If you buy 10 peaches and they sell for $5.50 per kilogram, how much will they cost?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert 9 minutes 15 seconds to minutes.
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to convert seconds to minutes just put the seconds over 60
15 sec = = .25 min so we have 9.25 min
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A peach weighs 65 grams. If you buy 10 peaches and they sell for $5.50 per kilogram, how much will they cost?
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Find how many grams for 10 peaches: 10 * 65 = 650 gram
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Change to kilograms, divide by 1000: = .65 kilograms
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Find the cost of .65 kilos at $5.50 per kilo: .65 * 5.50 = $3.58
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In one equation: Cost = * 5.50 = 3.575
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