Apricots cost 015 pound but it takes 4 pounds of fresh apric

Apricots cost $0.15 pound, but it takes 4 pounds of fresh apricots to yield 1 pound of dried apricots; so, how many pounds of fresh apricots must the purchase to yield 1 ton of dried apricots. Also, it cost $0.02 to dry a pound of apricots. What is the cost of dried apricots?

Solution

1 ton = 2000 pounds.

As 4 pounds of fresh apricots to yield 1 pound of dried apricot, fresh apricot: dried apricot = 4:1 .

4:1= 4/1 =4

to yield 1 ton of dried apricots, fresh apricot required = 4*2000= 8000 pounds= 8000/2000 tons =4 tons (answer)

Cost of dried apricot = 8000* 0.02= $160(answer)