SOLUTION: The following information was reported in an article in a newspaper. A sheriff reported that investigators found 8.5 kilograms of cocaine in a car belonging to a man who lives in V

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Question 1122359: The following information was reported in an article in a newspaper. A sheriff reported that investigators found 8.5 kilograms of cocaine in a car belonging to a man who lives in Virginia. This is a significant amount of cocaine, having a street value of about $1.6 million dollars.

Assume that a typical dose contains half a gram of pure cocaine. How much would a dose cost? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)

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Multiply 8.5 kilograms by 1000 to get the number of grams. Multiply the number of grams by 2 to get the number of half-gram doses. Divide 5,600,000 by the number of half-gram doses and round to the nearest $1.


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