Question

Which situation could best be represented by this linear equation?

2.75x + 3.25y = 215

Answer 1

2.75x + 3.25y = 215

answer is the last one (D)

Answer 2

The correct option 4.

Explanation:

The given equation is

`2.75x+3.25y=215` .... (1)

Let x is the number of pretzels sold and y is the number of popcorn bags sold.

Total sales is defined as

`Sales=C_1x+C_2y` ... (2)

From (1) and (2) it is clear that,

The cost of each pretzel is $2.75 or 275 cents. The cost of each popcorn bag is $3.25 or 325 cents ($1 = 100 cents). Total sales is $215.

`325-275=50`

Pretzels cost is 50 cents less than popcorn bags. The variable x represents the number of pretzels sold and y represents the number of popcorn bags sold. The total sales was $215.

Therefore the correct option 4.