Certainly! Let's find the difference in cost between 300 grams of potatoes and 300 grams of carrots, given in pence.
First, let's identify the cost per kilogram for both vegetables:
- The cost per kilogram for potatoes is £0.50.
- The cost per kilogram for carrots is £0.70.
Given that we have 300 grams of each vegetable, we need to convert this weight into kilograms:
1 kilogram = 1000 grams, so 300 grams = 300 / 1000 = 0.3 kilograms.
Next, we calculate the cost of 0.3 kilograms of each vegetable:
Cost of 0.3 kilograms of potatoes:
- Price per kilogram of potatoes = £0.50.
- Cost for 0.3 kilograms = 0.3 kg £0.50/kg = £0.15.
Cost of 0.3 kilograms of carrots:
- Price per kilogram of carrots = £0.70.
- Cost for 0.3 kilograms = 0.3 kg £0.70/kg = £0.21.
We then convert these costs from pounds to pence (since 1 pound (£) = 100 pence):
- Cost of 0.3 kilograms of potatoes in pence = £0.15 100 = 15 pence.
- Cost of 0.3 kilograms of carrots in pence = £0.21 100 = 21 pence.
Finally, we find the difference in cost between the two:
- Difference in cost = Cost of carrots - Cost of potatoes = 21 pence - 15 pence = 6 pence.
So, the difference in cost between 300 grams of potatoes and 300 grams of carrots is 6 pence.
