Chocos is a dish made from wheat, sugar, and cocoa. Bertha is making a large pot of chocos for a party. Wheat (w) costs $5 per pound, sugar (s) costs $3 per pound, and cocoa (c) costs $4 per pound. She spends $48 on 12 pounds of food. She buys twice as much cocoa as sugar.How much wheat, sugar, and cocoa will she use (in pounds) in her dish?
a.

wheat: 6 lb, sugar: 3 lb, cocoa: 3 lb

c.

wheat : 3 lb, sugar: 6 lb, cocoa: 3 lb
b.

wheat: 3 lb, sugar: 3 lb, cocoa: 6 lb

d.

wheat : 6 lb, sugar: 2 lb, cocoa: 4 lb

Question

Chocos is a dish made from wheat, sugar, and cocoa. Bertha is making a large pot of chocos for a party. Wheat (w) costs $5 per pound, sugar (s) costs $3 per pound, and cocoa (c) costs $4 per pound. She spends $48 on 12 pounds of food. She buys twice as much cocoa as sugar.How much wheat, sugar, and cocoa will she use (in pounds) in her dish?
a.
	
wheat: 6 lb, sugar: 3 lb, cocoa: 3 lb
	
c.
	
wheat : 3 lb, sugar: 6 lb, cocoa: 3 lb
b.
	
wheat: 3 lb, sugar: 3 lb, cocoa: 6 lb
	
d.
	
wheat : 6 lb, sugar: 2 lb, cocoa: 4 lb

matt101 · Answer

The question gives you information to come up with a few different equations. What are those equations?

anonymous · Answer

Solving System of Equations in Three Variables

matt101 · Answer

Yes so what are your equations going to be in this case?