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Anthony purchased 6 fruit bars and 3 chocolate-nut bars for a camping trip. He spent $4.12 on the bars. Anthony wrote the following equation: 6x+3y=4.12What did he define as the variable x

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Hey there!

6x = 6 fruit bars

Answer : Hence, x represents fruit bars

Additional notes : 3y = 3 chocolate-nut bars
y represents chocolate-nut bars

Hope this helps. - M
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X represents the price of each individual fruit bar.
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