Question

The Peach Festival charges $12 for admission and $2.25 for each pound of peaches picked. Write an equation for the total cost y if you pick x pounds of peaches. Use your equation to find the total cost of attending the festival and picking 5 pounds of peaches.

Answer 1

Answer:y=12+2.25x,$23.25

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that $$12$ is charged for admission.

It is given that $$2.25$ is charged for each pound of peaches picked.

So,cost for $x$ peaches is $2.25x$

The total cost of admission and picking $x$ peaches is $12+2.25x$

When $x=5$,

total cost is $12+2.25(5)=12+11.25=23.25$

So,it costs $$23.25$ for admission and picking $5$ peaches.