Question

Amanda wants to buy 15 dollars worth of candy. The gummy worms cost $1.50 per pound and the peanut

butter cups cost $3 per pound. Let x be the amount of gummy worms in pounds and y be the amount of peanut
butter cups in pounds.

Answer 1

C = $1.50x + $3y

Explanation:

Using the information provided we can create an equation to model the total dollar cost of Amanda's purchase when visiting the candy store. To do this we need to multiply each candies individiual cost by the amount of each candy they are purchasing. Then we add together all of these values to get the final total cost which would be represented by C.

C = $1.50x + $3y