Suppose a farmer has c chickens and p pigs. This past month, he sold his chickens for x dollars and his pigs for y dollars. The expression below shows the total amount the farmer earned from the sale of his chickens and his pigs. Which statement is the best interpretation of (p - 11)?
x(p - 11) + yp

Question

Suppose a farmer has c chickens and p pigs. This past month, he sold his chickens for x dollars and his pigs for y dollars. The expression below shows the total amount the farmer earned from the sale of his chickens and his pigs. Which statement is the best interpretation of (p - 11)?
x(p - 11) + yp

anonymous · Answer

The farmer sold 11 chickens.







The farmer sold 11 more pigs than chickens.







The farmer sold 11 less pigs than chickens.







The farmer sold 11 more chickens than pigs.