Question

The grocery store sells kumquats for $4.25 a pound and Asian pears for $2.25 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.

Answer 1

I believe its just $4.25k+$2.25p=$18

Answer 2

Equation is 4.25k + 2.25p = 18

Explanation:

The grocery store sells kumquats for $4.25 a pound and Asian pears for $2.25 a pound.

Price of kumquats = 4.25 $

Price of Asian pears = 2.25 $

Weights of kumquats k and Asian pears p that a customer could buy with $18

Weight of kumquats bought = k

Weight of Asian pear bought = p

Total money = 18 $

We have

4.25 x k + 2.25 x p = 18

4.25k + 2.25p = 18

Equation is 4.25k + 2.25p = 18