A lotion is made from an oil blend costing $1.50 per ounce and glycerin costing $1.00 per ounce. Four ounces of lotion costs $5.50.

A table titled Lotion, showing Ounces, Cost per Ounce, and Total. The first row shows, Oil Blend, and has 4 minus g, 1.50, and x. The second row shows Glycerin, and has g, 1.00, and blank. The third row shows, Mixture, and has 4, blank, and 5.50.

Which value could replace x on the table?

(4 – g) 1.5
(4 – g) + 1.5
4g – g(1.5)
(4 – g)g

Question

A lotion is made from an oil blend costing $1.50 per ounce and glycerin costing $1.00 per ounce. Four ounces of lotion costs $5.50.

A table titled Lotion, showing Ounces, Cost per Ounce, and Total. The first row shows, Oil Blend, and has 4 minus g, 1.50, and x. The second row shows Glycerin, and has g, 1.00, and blank. The third row shows, Mixture, and has 4, blank, and 5.50.

Which value could replace x on the table?

(4 – g) 1.5
(4 – g) + 1.5
4g – g(1.5)
(4 – g)g

Mercury · Answer

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Mercury · Answer

first column represents ounces
second column represents cost/oz
third column represents the total cost for that row's product

so, to find x, which represents the cost for the oil blend, multiply (oz) * (cost per oz) for the oil blend row