Spores of a fungus, called late blight, grow and spread infection rapidly. These pathogens were responsible for the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th century. These seem to have attacked the tomato crops in England this year. The tomato crops have reduced and the price of the crop has risen up. The price has already gone up to $45 a box from $27 a box a month ago. How much more would a vegetable vendor need to pay to buy 27 boxes this month over what he would have paid last month?

• price has gone up to $45 a box from $27. So increase in price is 45-27=18. So $18 extra for each box. Total 27 boxes to buy. So total extra price to pay is 27*18=486.
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(116) No(2)
• 27 boxes cost on last month=27*27=729,
  27 boxes cost after price increased = 45*27 = 1215,
  vegetable vendor need to pay to buy 27 boxes this month = 1215-729=486
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(40) No(4)
• (45*27)-(27*27)=486
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(17) No(1)
• ANSWER WILL BE CLEARLY $486.
  INCREASE IN PRICE=(45-27)=18.
  NOW $18 PER BOX..SO TO BUY 27 BOXES
  AMOUNT REQUIRED MORE =$(27 * 18)=$ 486
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(16) No(0)
• price increased 45$-27$=18$/box
  thus to buy the vegetable vendor need to pay=(18*27)$=486$ more :)
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(14) No(0)
• (27*$45)-(27*$27)=$(1215-729)=$486
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(12) No(2)
• price for 27 boxes when it is 27$ is 729(27*27)
  price for 27 boxes when it is 45$ is 1215(45*27)
  then 1215-729=486
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(9) No(0)
• What i think is ans should be $0..because price had already rised last month..so he had already paid $45 for each box,last month..hence in current month there is no further increase in price hence answer should be $0
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(4)
• see last three line only answer is 45-27=18
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(72)
• last 3 lines is following...
  45 last month
  27 is current diff is 45-27=18.
  18*27 boxes purchasing then it is ==486
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)
• Answer : $486
  Explanation : A month ago it was $27 and now it is $45, a difference of $18 for a box. And 27 boxes are to be bought. The amount he would have paid more than previous month
  = 27 x 18 = $486
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