Question Gabi and her friend are running a booth at the carnival selling small decorated bags of candy. In order to make more profit, they purchase candy in a large bag that they will sort into 0.75-pound bags of candy. They were able to find large bags of candy that contain 18.8 pounds of candy. If they are selling the small bags of candy for $1.50, how much can they make from each large bag? Round to the nearest whole bag of candy and the nearest cent.(1 point)

Answer 1

To determine how much Gabi and her friend can make from each large bag of candy, follow these steps:

1. Calculate the number of small bags from one large bag: The large bag contains 18.8 pounds of candy, and each small bag contains 0.75 pounds.

   \[ \text{Number of small bags} = \frac{\text{Total weight of large bag}}{\text{Weight of each small bag}} = \frac{18.8 \text{ pounds}}{0.75 \text{ pounds/bag}} \approx 24.9333 \]

   Rounding this to the nearest whole bag, Gabi and her friend can make 25 small bags from one large bag.

2. Calculate the total sales from the small bags: Each small bag is sold for $1.50. Therefore, the total revenue from selling the 25 small bags is:

   \[ \text{Total revenue} = \text{Number of bags} \times \text{Price per bag} = 25 \times 1.50 = 37.50 \]

So, Gabi and her friend can make $37.50 from each large bag of candy.

Final Answer: $37.50.