Question

Malik can spend no more that $24 to buy pecans and cashews. He will spend $6 per

pound for pecans and $8 per pound for cashews. Which graph represents the number
of pounds of pecans and the number of pounds of cashews Malik can buy?

Answer 1

Graph D

Explanation:

We can look at the number of pounds of pecans and cashews, shown on the x- and y-axis, respectively.

All of the graphs have an x-intercept of (4, 0), meaning that the number of pecans being bought is 4 lbs.

Since pecans cost $6 per lb, we can multiply the cost by 4 in order to make sure that the total cost is not exceeding $24.

• $6 · 4 lbs = $24

Let's look at the y-axis to see how many lbs of cashews Malik can buy. The y-intercept is (0, 3) for all graphs, meaning that 3 lbs of cashews are being bought.

Since cashews cost $8 per pound, we can multiply the cost by 4 in order to make sure that the total cost is not exceeding $24.

• $8 · 3 lbs = $24

The shaded area represents the values that can be used in the problem. Since we want $24 or less, the shaded region has to be below the line.

Malik can spend no more than $24, so the line should be solid since this means that the values the line touches are inclusive. 4 lbs of pecans and 3 lbs of cashews should be inclusive.

The graph that has all of these properties is Graph D.