Problem

2. Chris went to 5 different stores and bought lengths of rope. The mean price that he paid was $\$ 4.55$ per foot of rope and he spent a total of $\$ 75.50$. How much rope did Chris buy?

Solution

Step 1 :Total length of rope = \(\frac{Total\ amount\ spent}{Mean\ price\ per\ foot}\)

Step 2 :Total length of rope = \(\frac{75.50}{4.55}\)

Step 3 :Total length of rope = 16.593406593406595

Step 4 :\(\boxed{16.59}\) feet of rope

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