Difference between revisions of "Gauss Grade 7 Year 2011 Problem 4"

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=== Problem ===
 
=== Problem ===
  
Ground beef costs <math> &#36; 5.00 </math> per kg. How much does 12 kg of ground beef cost?  
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Ground beef costs <math> 5.00 </math> dollars per kg. How much does 12 kg of ground beef cost?  
<cmath> \textbf {(A) \ &#36; 5.00} \ \ \ \textbf {(B) \ &#36; 12.00} \ \ \ \textbf {(C) &#36; 60.00} \ \ \ \textbf {(D) \ &#36; 17.00} \ \ \ \textbf {(E) \ &#36; 2.40} </cmath>
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<math> \textbf {(A) 5.00 dollars} \ \ \ \textbf {(B) 12.00 dollars} \ \ \ \textbf {(C) 60.00 dollars} \ \ \ \textbf {(D) 17.00 dollars} \ \ \ \textbf {(E) 2.40 dollars} </math>
  
 
=== Solution ===
 
=== Solution ===
  
  
<math> \dfrac {&#36; 5.00}{1 \cancel {\text { kg}}} \times 12 \cancel {\text { kg}} = \boxed {\textbf {(C) \ &#36; 60.00}} </math>
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<math> \dfrac {&#36; 5.00}{1 \cancel {\text { kg}}} \times 12 \cancel {\text { kg}} = \boxed {\textbf {(C) 60.00 dollars}} </math>

Latest revision as of 17:11, 5 July 2011

Problem

Ground beef costs $5.00$ dollars per kg. How much does 12 kg of ground beef cost? $\textbf {(A) 5.00 dollars} \ \ \ \textbf {(B) 12.00 dollars} \ \ \ \textbf {(C) 60.00 dollars} \ \ \ \textbf {(D) 17.00 dollars} \ \ \ \textbf {(E) 2.40 dollars}$

Solution

$\dfrac {&#36; 5.00}{1 \cancel {\text { kg}}} \times 12 \cancel {\text { kg}} = \boxed {\textbf {(C) 60.00 dollars}}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)