Question

The movie theater sold p bags of popcorn and n nachos last night. Popcorn sells for x dollars and nachos sell for y dollars. What is the best interpretation of the following equation in everyday language?

2y = x

The cost of nachos is 2 times the cost of a bag of popcorn.

The cost of a bag of popcorn is 2 dollars more than the cost of nachos.

The cost of a bag of popcorn is 2 times the cost of nachos.

The number of nachos sold is 2 times the number of bags of popcorn sold.

Answer 1

Hint: \(2y=x\) means twice \(y\) is \(x\), where \(y\) is the cost of nachos and \(x\) is the cost of a bag of popcorn