Question

The grocery store sells kumquats for $3.75 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 $14.

Answer 1

Multiply the wieghts by the cost per pound then add them . this = $14

3.75k + 2.25p = 14

Answer 2

an equation in standard form is
`3.75k+2.25p=14`

Explanation:

The Standard form of an equation is written as:

`Ax+By = C`

here, k represents he weights of kumquats and p represents the weight of Asian pears .

As per the statement:

The grocery store sells kumquats for $3.75 a pound

⇒
`3.75k`

and Asian pears for $2.25 a pound.

⇒
`2.25p`

We have to find the an equation in standard form

A customer could buy kumquats and Asian pears with $ 14

then;

`3.75k+2.25p=14`

Therefore, an equation in standard form is
`3.75k+2.25p=14`