SOLUTION: You need 15 pounds of peeled and diced beets for a recipe. If you expect a 60% yield, and beets cost $1.80 per pound, how much will the beets that you need to purchase for this rec

SOLUTION: You need 15 pounds of peeled and diced beets for a recipe. If you expect a 60% yield, and beets cost $1.80 per pound, how much will the beets that you need to purchase for this rec

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Question 1183054: You need 15 pounds of peeled and diced beets for a recipe. If you expect a 60% yield, and beets cost $1.80 per pound, how much will the beets that you need to purchase for this recipe cost? (Round your answer UP to the next nearest cent.)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15 pounds is 60% of what?
Next, use the given price per pound.

$45
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