Lennox owns a big apple orchard. She ships her apples to various markets using a fleet of trucks. Every week, each truck goes on 3 trips, and for each trip Lennox gets $300. On a single trip, a truck delivers 50 packs, and each pack contains 12 kilograms of apples. Overall, Lennox sells $4500 worth of apples in a week.How much does Lennox get for a single kilogram of apples?
Q. Lennox owns a big apple orchard. She ships her apples to various markets using a fleet of trucks. Every week, each truck goes on 3 trips, and for each trip Lennox gets $300. On a single trip, a truck delivers 50 packs, and each pack contains 12 kilograms of apples. Overall, Lennox sells $4500 worth of apples in a week.How much does Lennox get for a single kilogram of apples?
Calculate total trips: Determine the total number of trips made by the trucks in a week.Since each truck makes 3 trips per week, we need to find out how many trucks are there to calculate the total number of trips. We can do this by dividing the total weekly earnings by the earnings per trip.Total weekly earnings = $4500Earnings per trip = $300Number of trips in a week = Total weekly earnings ÷ Earnings per tripNumber of trips in a week = $4500÷$300
Calculate trips: Calculate the number of trips.$4500÷$300=15 tripsSo, there are 15 trips made in total by the fleet of trucks in a week.
Calculate total packs: Determine the total number of packs delivered in a week.Since each trip delivers 50 packs, we can find the total number of packs delivered in a week by multiplying the number of trips by the number of packs per trip.Total number of packs per week = Number of trips in a week × Number of packs per tripTotal number of packs per week =15×50
Calculate packs: Calculate the total number of packs delivered in a week.15×50=750 packsSo, 750 packs of apples are delivered in a week.
Calculate total weight: Determine the total weight of apples sold in a week.Since each pack contains 12 kilograms of apples, we can find the total weight by multiplying the total number of packs by the weight per pack.Total weight of apples per week =Total number of packs per week×Weight per packTotal weight of apples per week =750×12kg
Calculate weight: Calculate the total weight of apples sold in a week.750×12 kg = 9000 kgSo, Lennox sells 9000 kilograms of apples in a week.
Calculate price per kilogram: Calculate the price per kilogram of apples.To find out how much Lennox gets for a single kilogram of apples, we divide the total weekly earnings by the total weight of apples sold in a week.Price per kilogram = Total weekly earnings ÷ Total weight of apples per weekPrice per kilogram = $4500÷9000kg
Calculate price: Calculate the price per kilogram of apples.$4500÷9000kg=$0.50per kgSo, Lennox gets $0.50 for a single kilogram of apples.
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