The following information was reported in an article in a newspaper. A sheriff reported that investigators found 7.5 kilograms o
f cocaine in a car belonging to a man who lives in Virginia. This is a significant amount of cocaine, having a street value of about $1.4 million dollars. Assume that a typical dose contains half a gram of pure cocaine. How much would a dose cost
Converting dollars per kilogram to dollars per dose involves units conversion from kilograms to doses. We have done it in two steps, first to grams, then to doses.