A coffee merchant sells a customer 5 lb of Hawaiian Kona at $9.50 per pound. The merchant's scale is accurate to within ±0.03 lb. By how much could the customer have been overcharged or undercharged because of possible inaccuracy in the scale? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) The customer could have been overcharged or undercharged by as much as

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Kiana Stout

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9 April, 16:15

A coffee merchant sells a customer 5 lb of Hawaiian Kona at $9.50 per pound. The merchant's scale is accurate to within ±0.03 lb. By how much could the customer have been overcharged or undercharged because of possible inaccuracy in the scale? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) The customer could have been overcharged or undercharged by as much as

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Abigayle Archer · Answer 1

price per pound = $9.50

the product is sold on 5 lb. bags at $47.50, which can actually weight anything between 5.03 lb. to 4.97 lb.

if the bag weights 5.03 lb., then the customer will be undercharged by $0.29 if the bag weights 4.97 lb., then the customer will be overcharged by $0.29