help please!
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?

A.

2.3p

B.

2.3 – p

C.

p + 2.3

D.

p – 2.3

Question

help please!
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?
	
	
 
A.
	

2.3p
	
 
B.
	

2.3 – p
	
 
C.
	

p + 2.3
	
 
D.
	

p – 2.3

tyteen4a03 · Answer

Let the weight of the crackers be c, set up a system of equations:

2.1p + 2.9c = 6.03 <- 2.1 per pound of carrots, 2.9 per pound of crackers
p + c = 2.3 <- They weight 2.3 pounds when added together

Solve and the answer shall be yours.