48 pesos per kilogram. What is the cost, in cents, of an avocado that weighs 0.65 lb if the exchange rate is 11.9 pesos to the dollar?

Respuesta :

Answer:

Cost of 0.65 lb of avocados is 119 cents.

Explanation:

Cost of 1 kilograms of avocados = 48 pesos

1 $= 11.9 pessos

48 pessos = [tex]\$ \frac{48}{11.9}=\$4.03[/tex]

Cost of 1 kilograms of avocados =$4.03

Cost of 0.65 lb of avocados = M

1 kg= 2.205 lb

0.65 lb = [tex]\frac{0.65}{2.205 }kg=0.2948 kg[/tex]

[tex]M = \$4.03\times 0.2948=\$1.19[/tex]

$1  = 100 cents

$1.19 =1.19 × 100 cents= 119 cents

Cost of 0.65 lb of avocados is 119 cents.