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

$950
$950

$475
$475

$100

Answer 1

To calculate the potential revenue from popcorn sales, we can start by determining how many servings can be made from the 19,717 grams of popcorn kernels. Each serving requires 196 grams.

1. Calculate the number of servings: \[ \text{Number of servings} = \frac{\text{Total grams of popcorn}}{\text{Grams per serving}} = \frac{19,717 \text{ grams}}{196 \text{ grams/serving}} \approx 100.08 \] Since we can't serve a fraction of a serving, we round down to 100 servings.

2. Calculate the potential revenue: \[ \text{Potential revenue} = \text{Number of servings} \times \text{Price per serving} = 100 \text{ servings} \times 5 \text{ dollars/serving} = 500 \text{ dollars} \]

Thus, if the carnival sells all the popcorn, their potential revenue will be approximately $500.