serena is making a large meatloaf that contains ground beef and ground pork. the beef is $3.50 per pound and the pork is $2.00 p
er pound. if she buys more pork then beef and spends $15.25 in total, algebraically model this problem and determine how many pounds of each type of meat was bought.
Answer: 2.5 pounds of beef and 3.25 pounds of pork
Step-by-step explanation:
Hi, the answer is incomplete because is lacking how much more pork she bought. <em>She bought 0.75 pounds more pork than beef and spends $15.25</em>, is the complete form.
So, to answer this question we have to analyze the information given:
<em>Beef: $3.50 per pound
</em>
<em>Pork: $2.00 per pound
</em>
<em>Pounds of beef = x
</em>
<em>Pounds of pork = x + 0.75
</em>
<em>Total cost : $15.25</em>
So, the equation is:
3.50x + 2 (x+0.75) = 15.25
3.50x +2x + 1.5 =15.25
5.50 x = 15.25 -1.5
5.50x = 13.75
x = 13.75/5.50
x = 2.5 pounds of beef
Replacing the value of x in the Pork's equation:
Pounds of pork = x +0.75 = 0.75 +2.5 = 3.25 pounds of pork
Square feet refer to the area of the triangle. Using the area formula (1/2bh), the area is calculated to be 4.375 square feet. If each square foot costs $.40 to make, then the correct process is to multiply 4.375 by .40, making the correct answer $1.75.
