Rafael is making punch and needs a gallon of raspberry sorbet and 2 liters of lemon-lime soda to
make 12 cups. He pays $3.00 for a 2-liter container of lemon-lime soda and $4.00 for a quart of
sorbet. What is the minimum amount he should charge per cup of punch to make a $10 profit?
(Remember there are 4 quarts in a gallon.) Your answer should be a dollar amount rounded to the
nearest hundredth.
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5.Paver 2
To find the minimum amount Rafael should charge per cup of punch to make a $10 profit, we need to calculate his total cost and his total revenue.
First, let's calculate Rafael's total cost:
- Rafael needs 2 liters of lemon-lime soda, and he pays $3.00 for a 2-liter container. So his cost for the lemon-lime soda is $3.00.
- Rafael needs a gallon of raspberry sorbet, and he pays $4.00 for a quart of sorbet. Since there are 4 quarts in a gallon, he would need to buy 4 x $4.00 = $16.00 worth of sorbet.
- Therefore, Rafael's total cost is $3.00 + $16.00 = $19.00.
Next, let's calculate Rafael's total revenue:
- Rafael wants to make a $10 profit, so his total revenue needs to be his total cost plus the $10 profit. Therefore, his total revenue is $19.00 + $10.00 = $29.00.
Finally, let's calculate the minimum amount Rafael should charge per cup:
- Rafael needs to make his total revenue ($29.00) by selling 12 cups of punch. So to find the minimum amount per cup, we divide the total revenue by the number of cups: $29.00 / 12 cups = $2.42 (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
Therefore, Rafael should charge a minimum of $2.42 per cup of punch to make a $10 profit.
Apologies for the confusion. Let's recalculate.
The total cost of the ingredients for the punch is $3.00 for the lemon-lime soda and $4.00 for a quart of sorbet. Since there are 4 quarts in a gallon, Rafael needs 4 * $4.00 = $16.00 for the sorbet.
In total, the cost of the ingredients is $3.00 + $16.00 = $19.00.
To make a $10 profit, Rafael needs to charge the total cost plus the profit: $19.00 + $10.00 = $29.00.
The punch makes 12 cups, so to determine the minimum amount Rafael should charge per cup, we divide the total amount by the number of cups: $29.00 / 12 cups = $2.42 (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
Therefore, Rafael should charge a minimum of $2.42 per cup of punch to make a $10 profit.
If the mixture requires 5 gallons of gas for every 2 gallons of oil, we can set up a proportion to find the amount of oil needed for 8 gallons of gas.
Let x be the amount of oil needed for 8 gallons of gas.
The proportion can be written as: 5/2 = 8/x
Cross multiplying, we get: 5x = 2 * 8
5x = 16
Dividing both sides by 5, we find: x = 16/5 = 3.2
Therefore, Randi will need 3.2 gallons of oil for 8 gallons of gas.
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Randi needs to mow her lawn. The mixture requires 5 gallons of gas for every 2 gallons of oil. How
much oil will she need for 8 gallons of gas? Your answer should be in tenths.
Laila is laying a path down for a new driveway. The store has three types of paver stones that will work
for her space. She needs to know which paver is the best price. Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and she
will need twice as many as paver 2 and half as many as paver 3. Paver 2 costs $2.50 each. Paver 3
costs $0.75. Which paver will be the best buy? Your answer should be a number.
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I apologize for the repeated incorrect response. Let's recalculate and determine the correct answer.
Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and Laila will need twice as many as Paver 2. Let's represent the quantity of Paver 2 as "x". Therefore, Laila will need 2x Paver 1 stones.
Paver 2 costs $2.50 each, and Laila needs "x" of these.
Paver 3 costs $0.75 each, and Laila will need half as many as Paver 3. So, she will need 0.5x Paver 3 stones.
Now, let's calculate the total cost for each type of paver:
Paver 1: Total cost = $1.49 * (2x) = $2.98x
Paver 2: Total cost = $2.50 * x = $2.50x
Paver 3: Total cost = $0.75 * (0.5x) = $0.375x
To find the best buy, we need to determine which paver has the lowest total cost.
Comparing the total costs, we can see that Paver 3 has the lowest cost, which is $0.375x.
Therefore, Paver 3 is the best buy in terms of cost.
Answer: Paver 3.
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I apologize for the repeated incorrect response. Let's recalculate and determine the correct answer.
Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and Laila will need twice as many as Paver 2. Let's represent the quantity of Paver 2 as "x". Therefore, Laila will need 2x Paver 1 stones.
Paver 2 costs $2.50 each, and Laila needs "x" of these.
Paver 3 costs $0.75 each, and Laila will need half as many as Paver 3. So, she will need 0.5x Paver 3 stones.
Now, let's calculate the total cost for each type of paver:
Paver 1: Total cost = $1.49 * (2x) = $2.98x
Paver 2: Total cost = $2.50 * x = $2.50x
Paver 3: Total cost = $0.75 * (0.5x) = $0.375x
To find the best buy, we need to determine which paver has the lowest total cost.
Comparing the total costs, we can see that Paver 3 has the lowest cost, which is $0.375x.
Therefore, Paver 3 is the best buy in terms of cost.
Answer: Paver 3.
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To determine which paver is the best buy, let's calculate the total cost for each paver based on the given prices and quantities.
Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and Laila will need twice as many as Paver 2. Let's represent the quantity of Paver 2 as "x". Therefore, Laila will need 2x Paver 1 stones.
Paver 2 costs $2.50 each, and we already know Laila needs "x" of these.
Paver 3 costs $0.75 each, and Laila will need half as many as Paver 3. So, she will need 0.5x Paver 3 stones.
Now, let's calculate the total cost for each type of paver:
Paver 1: Total cost = $1.49 * 2x = $2.98x
Paver 2: Total cost = $2.50 * x = $2.50x
Paver 3: Total cost = $0.75 * 0.5x = $0.375x
To find the best buy, we need to determine which paver has the lowest total cost per stone.
Comparing the total costs for each type of paver, we can see that Paver 3 has the lowest cost per stone. Therefore, Paver 3 is the best buy.
Answer: Paver 3.
Apologies for the confusion in the previous response. Let's recalculate.
The cost of Paver 1 is $1.49 each, and Laila needs twice as many as Paver 2. Let's say she needs "x" Paver 2 stones. Therefore, she will need 2x Paver 1 stones.
The cost of Paver 2 is $2.50 each, and Laila needs "x" of these.
The cost of Paver 3 is $0.75 each, and Laila needs half as many as Paver 3. So, she will need 0.5x Paver 3 stones.
Now, let's calculate the total cost for each type of paver:
Paver 1: Total cost = $1.49 * 2x = $2.98x
Paver 2: Total cost = $2.50 * x = $2.50x
Paver 3: Total cost = $0.75 * 0.5x = $0.375x
To find the best buy, we need to determine which paver has the lowest total cost.
Comparing the total costs for each type of paver, we can see that Paver 3 has the lowest cost. Therefore, Paver 3 is the best buy.
Answer: Paver 3.
Apologies for the confusion in the previous responses. Let's recalculate.
Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and Laila will need twice as many as Paver 2. Let's represent the quantity of Paver 2 as "x". Therefore, Laila will need 2x Paver 1 stones.
Paver 2 costs $2.50 each, and Laila needs "x" of these.
Paver 3 costs $0.75 each, and Laila will need half as many as Paver 3. So, she will need 0.5x Paver 3 stones.
Now, let's calculate the total cost for each type of paver:
Paver 1: Total cost = $1.49 * 2x = $2.98x
Paver 2: Total cost = $2.50 * x = $2.50x
Paver 3: Total cost = $0.75 * 0.5x = $0.375x
To find the best buy, we need to determine which paver has the lowest total cost.
Comparing the total costs, we can see that Paver 3 has the lowest cost, which is $0.375x.
Therefore, Paver 3 is the best buy in terms of cost.
Answer: Paver 3.
To make 12 cups of punch, Rafael needs 1 gallon of raspberry sorbet and 2 liters of lemon-lime soda.
Since there are 4 quarts in a gallon, Rafael needs 4 * 1 = <<4*1=4>>4 quarts of sorbet.
Therefore, he needs 4 quarts * $4/quart = $<<4*4=16>>16 worth of sorbet.
He also needs 2 liters * $3/liter = $<<2*3=6>>6 worth of lemon-lime soda.
In total, he needs $16 + $6 = $<<16+6=22>>22 worth of ingredients to make 12 cups of punch.
To make a $10 profit, he should charge $22 + $10 = $<<22+10=32>>32.
Therefore, he should charge $32 per cup of punch. Answer: \boxed{32}.
To calculate the minimum amount Rafael should charge per cup of punch to make a $10 profit, we need to first determine the total cost of the ingredients.
Rafael needs 2 liters of lemon-lime soda, which costs $3.00. Since there are 4 liters in a gallon, he would need (2/4) * $3.00 = $1.50 worth of lemon-lime soda.
For the raspberry sorbet, Rafael needs a gallon, which is equivalent to 4 quarts. He pays $4.00 for a quart of sorbet, so he would need 4 * $4.00 = $16.00 worth of sorbet.
The total cost of the ingredients is $1.50 + $16.00 = $17.50.
Now, we need to determine how many cups of punch Rafael can make from a gallon of sorbet and 2 liters of soda. Given that he can make 12 cups of punch, we can assume this quantity is fixed.
To calculate the cost per cup of punch, we divide the total cost by the number of cups: $17.50 / 12 cups = $1.46 (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
To determine the minimum amount he should charge per cup of punch to make a $10 profit, we add the desired profit to the cost per cup: $1.46 + $10.00 = $11.46.
Therefore, Rafael should charge a minimum of $11.46 per cup of punch to make a $10 profit.