Question

A farmer is selling apples from his orchard. He uses the equation c = 1.6p to calculate the total cost, c, for every pound of apples, p.

a.) How much does a customer pay for 1 pound of apples?

b.) How much would 8.5 pounds of apples cost?

c.) A customer spent $5.20. How many pounds of apples did they purchase? ​

Answer 1

A) a customer would pay $1.60 for 1 pound of apples. (To solve, plug in “1” for “p” and find c))

B) 8.5 pounds of apples would cost $13.60. (To solve, plug in 8.5 for p and find c)

C) If a customer pays $5.20, they will have purchased 3.25 pounds of apples. (To solve, plug in 5.2 for c and solve for p)

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