Question

A small child is at a candy store, eager to spend his $1 allowance on candy. His two favorite candies are priced at $0.05 and $0.10, respectively. If the child is intent on spending his entire allowance on candy, which of the following represents a standard form equation that describes this situation?

A. 0.05x+0.10y=1.00

B. 0.10x-0.05y=1.00

C. 5x+10y=100.00

D. x+2y=20.00

Answer 1

a

Explanation:

Answer 2

It is A. 0.05 represents one of his candies, and x represents how many of those, 0.10 represents the other candy while y represents how many of those candies. 1.00 is the total it should come to.