Question

A health food store makes trail mix using dried fruit and nuts. The cost of the dried fruit is $2.50 per pound, and the cost of the nuts is $2.00 per pound. The total cost to make the trail mix is $225. If the total cost can be represented by the equation 2.5x+2y=225, what does the term 2.5x represent?

Answer 1

2.5 represents the total cost at dried fruit it means at the points of the equation