Question

Almost Pinejuice (y) costs one quarter as much as pineapple juice (p) does. What equation represents this statement?

A) y = 4p
B) y = p + 4
C) p =1/4y
D) y = 1/4p

Answer 1

`y=(1)/(4)p`

Explanation:

y represents the Pine juice

p represents the pineapple juice

Now we are given that Pinejuice (y) costs one quarter as much as pineapple juice (p) .

One quarter of Pineapple juice =
`(1)/(4)p`

Pine juice (y) costs one quarter as much as pineapple juice (p) .

`y=(1)/(4)p`

Hence
`y=(1)/(4)p` represents this statement

Answer 2

Option: D is the correct answer.

The equation that represents this statement is:

D)
`y=(1)/(4)p`

Explanation:

It is given that:

Pinejuice (y) costs one quarter as much as pineapple juice (p) does.

We know that quarter of any quantity is one fourth of the original quantity.

This means that the equation that represents the relationship between the cost of Pinejuice and Pineapple juice is given by:

`y=(1)/(4)p`