document.write( "Question 82216: Domenica buys a 0.056 kilogram segment of her favourite blue vien cheese at a cost o $25.42 per kilogram. How much does this piece of cheese cost? Round off to the nearest 5 cents \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #58911 by ptaylor(2198) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let x=cost of the segment of cheese\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1kg is to $25.42 as 0.056kg is to x and this can be written as:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/(25.42)=0.056/x multiply both sides by (25.42x) to get rid of fractions\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1(25.42x)/(25.42)=0.056(25.42x)/x simplify\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=0.056(25.42)=$1.4235~~~$1.40----------------for the segment of cheese\r
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\n" ); document.write( "How many (56/1000th) are there in (1000/1000th or 1)? Let k=that number
\n" ); document.write( "(56/1000)k=(1000/1000) multiply both sides by 1000
\n" ); document.write( "k=17.8571\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(17.8571)($1.4235)=$25.42
\n" ); document.write( "~$25.42=$25.42\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor\r
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