Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.8 - Inequalities - 1.8 Exercises - Page 90: 116

Answer

The customer might pay either $19.5$ cents more or less.

Work Step by Step

The real price of $3$ $lb$ Hawaiian Kona is: $6.50 \times 3=19.50\$$ But the customer might be charged for either $3.03$ $lb$ or $2.97$ $lb$ instead (maximum and minimum). The price of $.03$ $lb$ is: $6.50\times1.03=6.695$ $6.695-6.50=0.195$ Which is $19.5$ Cent. The customer might pay either $19.5$ cents more or less.
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