Question

Quiz

3. The grocery store sells kumquats for $5.00 a pound and Asian pears for $3.25 a
pound. Write an equation in standard form for the weights of kumquats k and
Asian pears p that a customer could buy with $18.
A 5 +3.25 = k
B 5p + 3.25k = 18
C 5k + 3.25p = 18
D 5k = 3.25p + 18

Answer 1

c. 5k + 3.25p = 18

This equation makes sense because we will multiply the price of kumquats by the amount of pounds of kumquats, and add that value to the price of pears times the amount of pears. And that number should equal 18.