A jewelry company makes golden circle pendants. Each circle is made of 10 cm3 of gold, and there are 19.32 grams of gold per cubic centimeter. If gold costs $60 per gram, what is the total cost for 12 golden circles?(1 point)

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To calculate the total cost for 12 golden circles, we first need to determine the amount of gold used for 12 circles and then the cost:

  1. Volume of one circle:
    Each circle is made of 10 cm³ of gold.

  2. Total volume for 12 circles:
    \[ \text{Total volume} = 10 , \text{cm}^3 \times 12 = 120 , \text{cm}^3 \]

  3. Weight of gold for the total volume:
    Given that there are 19.32 grams of gold per cubic centimeter, the total weight of gold is: \[ \text{Total weight} = 120 , \text{cm}^3 \times 19.32 , \text{g/cm}^3 = 2318.4 , \text{grams} \]

  4. Cost of gold:
    Since gold costs $60 per gram: \[ \text{Total cost} = 2318.4 , \text{grams} \times 60 , \text{dollars/gram} = 139104 , \text{dollars} \]

Therefore, the total cost for 12 golden circles is $139,104.