I know the three is correct, but what’s the rest?

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1 Answer
Dec 1, 2017

6 kg, 3 kg, 2 kg, 1.5 kg, and 1 kg can be bought for $3.0 for $0.50, $1.0, $1.5, $2.0 and $3.0 kind of candy, respectively.

Explanation:

For your $3.0 you can buy,

  • 6 kg of candy worth $0.50 per kilogram
    #($3) / ($0.50" "per" "kg" candy") # = 6 kg candy

  • 3 kg of candy worth $1.0 per kilogram
    #($3) / ($1.0" "per" "kg" candy") # = 3 kg candy

  • 2 kg of candy worth $1.5 per kilogram
    #($3) / ($1.5" "per" "kg" candy") # = 2 kg candy

  • 1.3 kg of candy worth $2.0 per kilogram
    #($3) / ($2.0" "per" "kg" candy") # = 1.5 kg candy

  • 1 kg of candy worth $3.0 per kilogram
    #($3) / ($3.0" "per" "kg" candy") # = 1 kg candy