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

3.75k + 2.25p = 14

Explanation:

The cost from the weights of kumquats can be represented by 3.75k.

The cost from the weights of Asian pears can be represented by 2.25p.

Using the standard form equation, Ax + By = C, replace Ax and By with these terms.

Then, plug in 14 as C:

Ax + By = C

3.75k + 2.25p = 14

So, the equation is 3.75k + 2.25p = 14