Question

Stephanie Lopez loves raisins and cherries. Raisins cost $5 per pound. Cherries cost $9 per pound. She has $90 to spend.

a. Determine the STANDARD FORM EQUATION that tells you the amount of pounds she can buy for ANY amount of raisins and cherries that total to $90.

Answer 1

Multiply the amount of raisins u bought by 5, then add however many cherries, multiplied by 9 and the answer is 90
5x + 9y = 90

Answer 2

5x + 9y = 90

Whatever the amount of raisins you buy times 5, plus the amount of cherries times 9 equals $90.