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In Mexico, avacados are 48 pesos per kilogram. What is the cost, in cents, of an avacado that weighs 0.45 lb if the exchange rate is 14.4 pesos to the dollar?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source):
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In Mexico, avacados are 48 pesos per kilogram. What is the cost, in cents, of an avacado that weighs 0.45 lb if the exchange rate is 14.4 pesos to the dollar?
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Begin by converting the rate from pesos to dollars:
48 pesos per kilogram * (1 dollar per 14.4 pesos)
48/14.4 = 3.333 dollars per kilogram
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Next convert kilograms to lbs:
3.333 dollars per kilogram * (1 kilogram per 2.2 lbs)
3.333/2.2 = 1.5152 dollars per lb
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cost then is:
weight * rate
0.45 * 1.5152 = $0.68
or, if you want the cost in cents:
68 cents
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