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 a represent the number of pounds of apples Troy purchases.



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



A.


3.8 – a


B.


a – 3.8


C.


3.8a


D.


a + 3.8

Answer 1

You know the total, and you know how many pounds of apples there were.... so how would you figure out how many pounds of bananas?

Answer 2

dont know

Answer 3

If there was 1 pound of apples how many pounds of bananas would there be?

Answer 4

3.8

Answer 5

Wrong. Try again.

Answer 6

2.8

Answer 7

Right. How did you figure that out?

Answer 8

thank you

Answer 9

3.8 – a

Answer 10

Correct.

Answer 11

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.

Which equation represents the situation described?


A.
–0.8p + 6.03 = 6.67

B.
2.1p + 2.9 = 6.03

C.
–0.8p + 6.67 = 6.03

D.
2.1p + 6.03 = 2.9

Answer 12

Ok, this is similar, but slightly more complicated because you're going to have to combine like terms.

Answer 13

ok so how do i do this

Answer 14

Ok, if carrots sell for 2.10 a pound and you bought \(p\) pounds of carrots, what's the total cost you paid for carrots?

Answer 15

i dont know i am in 5th grade

Answer 16

This is just multiplication. Any 5th grader can do that.

Answer 17

sorry

Answer 18

i am an idiot

Answer 19

No you're not! You can do this.