A carnival wants to estimate its total potential revenue on popcorn sales. They have 19,717 grams of popcorn kernels, and each serving uses 196 grams. Each serving sells for $5. If they sell all the popcorn, approximately how much potential revenue will the carnival make?(1 point)

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$500
$500

$475
$475

$950
$950

$100

Answer 1

To find the total potential revenue from popcorn sales, we first need to determine how many servings of popcorn can be made from the 19,717 grams of kernels.

1. Calculate the number of servings: \[ \text{Number of servings} = \frac{\text{Total grams of popcorn}}{\text{Grams per serving}} = \frac{19,717 \text{ grams}}{196 \text{ grams/serving}} \approx 100.09 \] Since they can’t sell a fraction of a serving, they can sell 100 servings.

2. Calculate the total revenue: \[ \text{Total revenue} = \text{Number of servings} \times \text{Price per serving} = 100 \times 5 = 500 \]

Thus, the carnival's potential revenue from selling all the popcorn is approximately $500.