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Alexandra has a stand in the marketplace where she sells ground cumin. She has a fixed amount of weekly expenses, and she sells her cumin for \$7.20$7.20dollar sign, 7, point, 20 per kilogram. If she sells 909090 kilograms of cumin, her weekly net profit is \$414$414dollar sign, 414. How much cumin does Alexandra have to sell to cover her weekly expenses?

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Answer:  She have to sell 32.5 kg to cover her weekly expenses.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Selling price  of cumin  per kg = $7.20

Quantity of cumin she sells = 90 kg

Net profit she get = $414

Total amount she get after selling 90 kg is given by

[tex]90\times 7.20=\$648[/tex]

So, Weekly expenses would be

[tex]\$648-\$414\\\\=\$234[/tex]

Quantity of cumin she need to sell to cover her weekly expenses is given by

[tex]\dfrac{234}{7.20}\\\\=32.5\ kg[/tex]

Hence, She have to sell 32.5 kg to cover her weekly expenses.