The price of bananas at a farm is $0.97 per pound. Which equation can be used to determine c, the total price of n pounds of bananas?

c = 0.97 − n
c = 0.97 + n
c = 0.97n
c equals 0.97 over n

Question

The price of bananas at a farm is $0.97 per pound. Which equation can be used to determine c, the total price of n pounds of bananas?

 c = 0.97 − n
 c = 0.97 + n
 c = 0.97n
 c equals 0.97 over n

anonymous · Answer

Do you have any guess at what the answer is?

danjs · Answer

#pounds  *  ( cost / lb)

anonymous · Answer

c?

danjs · Answer

pounds cancel there, look at the units , they have to be the same on both sides of the equation

danjs · Answer

right

danjs · Answer

The first two have units

cost = ($/lb ) + lb     not good