Apples sell for $1.90 per pound, and bananas sell for $0.75 per pound. Troy bought some apples and some bananas. Together they weighed 3.8 pounds, and cost $5.84.

Let p represent the number of pounds of apples Troy purchased.

Which equation represents the problem described here?

A.

1.9p + 0.75 = 3.8

B.

1.15p + 2.85 = 5.84

C.

1.15p + 2.85 = 3.8

D.

–1.15p + 2.85 = 5.84

Question

Apples sell for $1.90 per pound, and bananas sell for $0.75 per pound. Troy bought some apples and some bananas. Together they weighed 3.8 pounds, and cost $5.84.

Let p represent the number of pounds of apples Troy purchased. 

 

Which equation represents the problem described here?
 
	
	
 
A.
	

1.9p + 0.75 = 3.8
	
 
B.
	

1.15p + 2.85 = 5.84
	
 
C.
	

1.15p + 2.85 = 3.8
	
 
D.
	

–1.15p + 2.85 = 5.84

anonymous · Answer

1.90p+(3.8-p)*0.75=5.84
solve for p