Question

Lauren and Christy made a total of $17.20 selling cookies and lemonade. The equation below describes the relationship between the number of cookies sold, x, and the number of glasses of lemonade sold, y.

0.50x + 1.10y = 17.20

What do the coefficients 0.50 and 1.10 represent?
A.
Lauren and Christy sold cookies for $0.50 each and glasses of lemonade for $1.10 each.

B.
Lauren and Christy made $1.10 selling cookies and $0.50 selling glasses of lemonade.

C.
Lauren and Christy made $1.60 per sale.

D.
Lauren and Christy sold 0.50 cookies and 1.10 glasses of lemonade.

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Answer 1

Answer: A.Lauren and Christy sold cookies for $0.50 each and glasses of lemonade for $1.10 each.

To get $17.20 you have to multiply the price of cookies by how many cookies you sold plus the cost of lemonade by how many glasses of lemonades were sold. Hope this helps!