A store allows customers to fill their own bags of candy. Terri decides she only wants jelly beans and chocolate drops. Jelly beans sell for $0.98 per pound, and chocolate drops sell for $0.67 per pound. Terri’s bag weighs 2.1 pounds and it costs $1.56.
If p is the number of pounds of jelly beans Terri purchases, what expression could be used to represent the number of pounds of chocolate drops she purchases?
2.1 – p
2.1 p
p + 2.1
p – 2.1

Question

A store allows customers to fill their own bags of candy. Terri decides she only wants jelly beans and chocolate drops. Jelly beans sell for $0.98 per pound, and chocolate drops sell for $0.67 per pound. Terri’s bag weighs 2.1 pounds and it costs $1.56.
If p is the number of pounds of jelly beans Terri purchases, what expression could be used to represent the number of pounds of chocolate drops she purchases?
       2.1 – p
       2.1 p
       p + 2.1
       p  –  2.1

anonymous · Answer

well $0.98 per pound + $0.67 per pound = $1.56 per 2.1 pounds

anonymous · Answer

so its b?