Question

Which equation best represents the following situation?
A 10 pound box of chocolates from Chocolate to Go contains a mixture of their $2.50 per pound Dark Chocolate and their 3.25 per pound cashew cluster. How many pounds of each will be in the box if it cost $16?

Answer 1

2.50x + 3.25(10 - x) = 16
2.50(10) + 3.25x = 16
2.50x + 3.25(10) = 16
2.50(x) + 3.25(16) = 10x

Answer 2

If the box costs $16, would that be what the equation costs?

Answer 3

*equals

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

correct. so that means that we eliminated the answer to the first three options. Do you get that?

Answer 6

Yeah

Answer 7

Also, the question says that the box is a 10 pound box of chocolates, but are cashew clusters chocolates?

Answer 8

No

Answer 9

Is it b?

Answer 10

EXACTLY. So keeping that in mind and the fact that the chocolates are 2.50 per pound and the clusters are 3.25 per pound, which equation do you think is correct?

Answer 11

b?

Answer 12

YES!!! Great job!

Answer 13

Thanks for your help!

Answer 14

NP! :)