Carrots sell for $2.10 per pound, and crackers sell for $2.90 per pound. Glen bought some carrots and some crackers. The total weight was 2.3 pounds and cost $6.03.

Let p represent the number of pounds of carrots Glen purchased.

Which expression represents the number of pounds of crackers he purchases?

Question

Carrots sell for $2.10 per pound, and crackers sell for $2.90 per pound. Glen bought some carrots and some crackers. The total weight was 2.3 pounds and cost $6.03.

Let p represent the number of pounds of carrots Glen purchased. 
 
Which expression represents the number of pounds of crackers he purchases?

anonymous · Answer

Carrots = 2.10 per pound
Crackers = 2.90 per pound
Total = 2.3 pounds which costs 6.03 dollars
P = Carrots in pounds

Can you do it from that?