Question

At the book store, a bag of chips sells for $2.30 each and candy sells for 1.23 each. You have $23 to spend. Write an equation to describe this situation. What does the y represent? What does the x represent?

Answer 1

2.3x + 1.23y = 23

Explanation:

The bag of chips is x because it is getting multiplied by 2.3.

The candy is y because it is getting multiplied by 1.23.

The reason they equal 23 is to figure out the maximum amount of each snack you can get without going over the money limit.