A local dumpling shop sold 85,248 dumplings last year each plate of dumpling cells for $9.89 and there are 12 dumplings per plate which value best estimates the shops total earnings from selling dumplings
To find the shop's total earnings from selling dumplings, we need to multiply the number of plates sold by the price per plate.
Number of plates sold = Number of dumplings sold / Number of dumplings per plate = 85,248 dumplings / 12 dumplings per plate = 7,104 plates.
Total earnings = Number of plates sold * Price per plate = 7,104 plates * $9.89 per plate = $70,285.76.
The shop's total earnings from selling dumplings was approximately $70,285.76