Question

At the theater, Fred purchased x popcorns and y drinks. He spent a total of $26. The equation below describes the relationship between the number of popcorns and the number of drinks purchased.

4x+3y=26

The ordered pair (5,2) represents the solution of the equation. What does the solution (5,2) represent?

a) Popcorn costs $5 each and drinks costs $2 each.

b) Fred purchased 2 popcorns and 5 drinks

c) Fred spent $5 on popcorns and $2 on drinks

d) Fred purchases 5 popcorns and 2 drinks.

Answer 1

The answer is d) Fred purchases 5 popcorns and 2 drinks.

This is because the popcorn costs $4, and the drinks cost $3, the only other variable is the amount.

Answer 2

a) Popcorn costs $5 each and drinks costs $2 each.