Question

1. Jemima wants to make chocolate chip walnut brownles. Chocolate chips come in a 12oz bag that costs $3. Walnuts

come in a 4oz bag that costs $2. If Jemima needs three pounds of chocolate chips and walnuts combined, and has $15
to spend, how many bags of each can she buy?

Answer 1

4 bags of chocolate chips and 1 bag of walnuts.

Explanation:

Find how many ounces are in 3 pounds:

16 oz = 1 lb

16 oz × 3 = 3 lbs

48 oz = 3 lbs

Variable x = number of chocolate chips

Variable y = number of walnuts

4x + 1y = 15

Keep in mind it must equal up to 48 oz and be $15 or under.

4 bags × 12 oz = 48 oz

1 bag × 4 oz = 4 oz

48 oz + 4 oz = 52 oz > 48 oz

4 bags × $3 = $12

1 bag × $2 = $2

$12 + $2 = $14 < $15

Both requirements have been met.