Question

You are in charge of buying food for your family reunion. You spent $90 on hamburgers and turkey burgers. you pay $1.50 for each hamburger and two dollars for each turkey burger. let X be the number of hamburgers and Y be the number of turkey burgers. Write an equation in standard form that represents the situation

Answer 1

The equation representing the given situation is 1.50 X + 2 Y = 90

Explanation:

Let X be the number of hamburgers purchased.

The cost of 1 hamburger = $1.50

So, the amount spent on X burgers = X times (cost of each burger)

= X($1.50) = 1.50 X

Y be the number of turkey burgers purchased.

The cost of 1 turkey burger = $2

So, the amount spent on Y turkey burgers = Y times (cost of each burger)

= Y($2) = 2 Y

Total amount spent on both type both burgers= $ 90

⇒ Money spent on hamburger + Money spent on turkey burger = $90

or, 1.50 X + 2 Y = $90

Hence, the equation representing the given situation

is 1.50 X + 2 Y = 90