Part 1- Mr. Santiago bought 10 crates of oranges. There were 50 oranges in each crate. He sold %65 of them. How much did Mr. Santiago earn if he sold the oranges 5 for $1.20?
Part 2- A week after the first sale %8 of the remaining oranges (from part 1) went bad and he threw them away. The leftover oranges were then sold for a total of $24.15 . How much did he charge for each orange?
part 1
No idea, since you didn't tell us what he paid for them
part 2
So he had 35% of the 500 oranges left or 175
of those 8% went bad so he still had
92% of the 175 to sell or 161
return per orange = 24.15/161 = .15
he sold them at 15 cents each
( good price, must be an old textbook)
Part 1:
To find out how much Mr. Santiago earned by selling the oranges, we need to calculate the total number of oranges he sold and then multiply it by the selling price.
Step 1: Calculate the total number of oranges Mr. Santiago had initially.
Mr. Santiago bought 10 crates of oranges with 50 oranges in each crate.
Total number of oranges = 10 crates * 50 oranges/crate = 500 oranges
Step 2: Calculate the number of oranges he sold.
He sold 65% of the total oranges.
Number of oranges sold = 65% * 500 oranges = 0.65 * 500 = 325 oranges
Step 3: Calculate the total earnings from selling the oranges.
He sold 5 oranges for $1.20.
So, the selling price per orange = $1.20/5 = $0.24
Total earnings = Number of oranges sold * Selling price per orange
Total earnings = 325 oranges * $0.24/orange = $<<325*0.24=78>>78
Therefore, Mr. Santiago earned $78 by selling the oranges.
Part 2:
To find out how much Mr. Santiago charged for each orange when he sold the remaining oranges, we need to calculate the number of remaining oranges and then divide the total earnings by this number.
Step 1: Calculate the number of remaining oranges after the first sale.
He sold 65% of the initial oranges, so 35% remained.
Number of remaining oranges = 35% * 500 oranges = 0.35 * 500 = 175 oranges
Step 2: Calculate the number of remaining oranges after throwing away the bad ones.
He threw away 8% of the remaining oranges, so 92% remained.
Number of remaining oranges after throwing away = 92% * 175 oranges = 0.92 * 175 = 161 oranges
Step 3: Calculate the selling price per orange.
Total earnings from selling the remaining oranges = $24.15
Selling price per orange = Total earnings / Number of remaining oranges
Selling price per orange = $24.15 / 161 oranges = $0.15
Therefore, Mr. Santiago charged $0.15 for each orange when he sold the remaining oranges.