Question

The grocery store sells kumquats for $4.75 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 $22.

A. 4.75k + 2.25p =22
B. 4.75k = 2.25p + 22
C. 4.75 + 2.25= k
D. 4.75p + 2.25k = 22
I think it's A

Answer 1

I believe it's A, 4.75k + 2.25p =22.

Answer 2

`4.75k + 2.25p =22`

Explanation:

Cost of 1 pound of kumquats is $4.75

So, cost of k pounds of kumquats is 4.75 k

Cost of 1 pound of Asian pears = $2.25

Cost of p pounds of Asian pears = 2.25 p

Since we are given that the total cost of k pounds of kumquats and p pounds of Asian pears is $22

So, equation becomes:

`4.75k + 2.25p =22`

Hence an equation in standard form for the weights of kumquats k and Asian pears p that a customer could buy with $22 is
`4.75k + 2.25p =22`