Question

You are in charge of buying the hamburger and chicken for a party. You have $36 to spend. The hamburger costs $2 per pound and chicken is $3 per pound. Write an equation that represents the different amounts of hamburger and chicken that you can buy.

a) Identify x:_______ y:______
b) Write the equation:_______________

c) Solve for the intercepts:

x-intercepts:_____________
y-intercepts:_____________

Answer 1

A. x = hamburger y = chicken

B. 2x + 3y = 36

Explanation:

X intercept =

2x = 36

x = 18

Y intercept =

3y = 36

y= 12