Question

during the 8-month shrimping season in the Gulf mexico, 325 shrimpers caught 4,913,977 pounds of shrimp and sold the shrimp $2 per pound. if that money was split evenly between each of the shrimpers, how much money would each receive? (round your answer to the nearest dollar) and show ur work plzzzzzz

Answer 1

STEP 1:
Find the $ total sold. Multiply total pounds by $2 sale price per pound.

=4,913,977 pounds * $2 a pound
=$9,827,954 total sold

STEP 2:
Divide the total sold above by the 325 shrimpers.

=$9,827,954 ÷ 325
=$30,239.858

Rounded to nearest dollar:
Each of the 325 shrimpers will take home $30,240.

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