Beyond confused, please help!
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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.

–1.15p + 2.85 = 5.84

B.

1.15p + 2.85 = 3.8

C.

1.15p + 2.85 = 5.84

D.

1.9p + 0.75 = 3.8

Question

Beyond confused, please help!
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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.
	

–1.15p + 2.85 = 5.84
	
 
B.
	

1.15p + 2.85 = 3.8
	
 
C.
	

1.15p + 2.85 = 5.84
	
 
D.
	

1.9p + 0.75 = 3.8

anonymous · Answer

we have p = weight of apples, b =weight of banannas
p + b = 3.8
5.84 = 1.9p + 0.75b
solve the top one for b, replace it into the bottom one for b, leaving you with an equation only in p