Question

a grocery store sells 20 bags of avocados for a total of $240. each bag contains 24 avocados. rounded to the nearest cent, what is the cost per avocado?

Explanation:

Step1: Find total number of avocados

Total bags = 20, avocados per bag = 24. So total avocados = \( 20 \times 24 = 480 \).

Step2: Calculate cost per avocado

Total cost = $240. Cost per avocado = LXI0 dollars. Convert to cents: LXI1 cents? Wait, no, wait. Wait, $240 for 480 avocados. So \( \frac{240}{480} = 0.5 \) dollars per avocado, which is 50 cents? Wait, no, wait, 240 divided by 480 is 0.5? Wait, 240 divided by 480: 480 goes into 240 0.5 times. So $0.50 per avocado, which is 50 cents. Wait, but let's check again. 20 bags, 24 each: 20*24=480 avocados. Total cost $240. So 240 / 480 = 0.5 dollars per avocado, which is 50 cents. Wait, but maybe I made a mistake. Wait, 240 divided by 480: 480*0.5=240. Yes. So cost per avocado is $0.50, or 50 cents. Wait, but the question says "rounded to the nearest cent", but 0.5 is exactly 50 cents, so no rounding needed. Wait, but let's do the calculation again. Total avocados: 20 bags *24 avocados/bag = 480 avocados. Total cost: $240. So cost per avocado: 240 / 480 = 0.5 dollars. 0.5 dollars is 50 cents. So the cost per avocado is $0.50, or 50 cents. Wait, but maybe I messed up the multiplication. 20*24: 20*20=400, 20*4=80, 400+80=480. Correct. Then 240 divided by 480: divide numerator and denominator by 240: 1/2=0.5. So yes, 0.5 dollars per avocado, which is 50 cents. So the cost per avocado is $0.50 (or 50 cents). Wait, but the problem says "rounded to the nearest cent", but 0.5 is already a whole cent? Wait, no, 0.5 dollars is 50 cents, which is a whole number of cents. So the answer is $0.50 per avocado, or 50 cents. Wait, but let's check the calculation again. 20 bags, 24 avocados each: 20*24=480. Total cost $240. So 240 divided by 480: 240/480=0.5. So $0.50 per avocado. So the cost per avocado is $0.50 (50 cents).

Answer:

\( \$0.50 \) (or 50 cents)