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 dollars. On a single trip, a truck delivers 50 packs, and each pack contains 12 kilograms of apples. Overall, Lennox sells 4500 dollars worth of apples in a week. How much does Lennox get for a single kilogram of apples? dollars per kilogram

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Calculate Total Trips: First, let's determine the total number of trips made by the fleet of trucks in a week. We know that each truck goes on 3 trips every week. However, we are not given the number of trucks in the fleet. Since we cannot determine the total number of trips without this information, we need to assume that the total income from the trips is solely from one truck making 3 trips, as the problem states that Lennox sells 4500 dollars worth of apples in a week. Total trips per week = 3 trips per truck * 1 truck = 3 trips.Calculate Total Income: Next, we calculate the total income from these trips. We know that Lennox gets 300 dollars for each trip. Total income from trips = 300 dollars per trip * 3 trips = 900 dollars.Compare Total Income to Sales: Now, we compare the total income from the trips to the total weekly sales to see if they match. The problem states that Lennox sells 4500 dollars worth of apples in a week. Since the total income from the trips (900 dollars) does not match the total weekly sales (4500 dollars), we can infer that there are more trucks in the fleet. However, we do not have enough information to determine the exact number of trucks. This is a discrepancy in the problem, and we cannot proceed with the calculation without additional information.

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