In this activity, you will choose supplies for the first leg of the journey. Ove
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Question
In this activity, you will choose supplies for the first leg of the journey. Overland Trails Price List gives the cost for certain items that you may wish to purchase. Assume that you have $10 to spend on supplies for each Overland Trail person. Decide how much of each item you want to buy for your group's Overland Trail families. Your purchase list must include gunpowder, sugar, and beans. You may wish to save some money for use along the trail. The family you are planning for consists of the following six people: Lavinia Pringle, 28 year old adult female, married to Francis Pringle, 31 year old adult male Thomas Pringle, 20 year old adult male (brother of Francis) Ezra Carpenter, 33 year old adult male (hired hand) Catherine Pringle, 11 year old female child (daughter of lavinia and Francis) Lewis Pringle, 5 year old male child (son of lavinia and Francis)Explanation / Answer
If we purchase 1 lb of each item in the given list, then it will cost
= $ 1,52
The cost of gun-powder, sugar and beans (1 lb each)
= $ 0.25 + $ 0.10 + $ 0.08 = $ 0.43
If we purchase 3 lb of each of the items then cost for the same = = $ 1,52 x 3 = $ 4.56
Buying additional 5 lb of gun-powder, sugar and beans, the cost is
= 5 x $ 0.43 = $ 2.15
Thus the total purchase cost for our list = $ 4..56 + $ 2.15
= $ 6.71, and saving an amount = $ 3.29