SOLUTION: If garden soil cost r centavos per kilogram, how many kilograms may be brought for $500 a) 50/r b) 50000/r c) r/500 d) 500r e) 500/r

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Question 885835: If garden soil cost r centavos per kilogram, how many kilograms may be brought for $500
a) 50/r
b) 50000/r
c) r/500
d) 500r
e) 500/r
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Comparison of cost to mass would be the same.

Let x = how many kilograms may be bought

highlight%28r%2F1=500%2Fx%29.
r is an unknown constant. x is an unknown variable to be solved.

%28r%2F1%29x=%28500%2Fx%29x
rx%2F1=500
%28rx%2F1%29%2Fr=500%2Fr
highlight%28x=r%2F500%29.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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If garden soil cost r centavos per kilogram, how many kilograms may be brought for $500
a) 50/r
b) 50000/r
c) r/500
d) 500r
e) 500/r


Considering that $500 = 50,000 centavos, highlight_green%28highlight_green%2850000%2Fr%29%29 kilograms can be purchased.