Question

which equation, written in standard form correctly represents this scenario and indicates what the variables represent?

Answer 1

The answer is the third option.

The explanation is shown below:

1. You must keep on mind the information given in the exercise:

- She bough 3 pounds of coffee.

- She bought 2 pounds of chocolate.

- She spent a total of $24.

2. Therefore, you can call the price per pound of coffee $x$ and the price per pound of chocolate $y$.

3. When you multiply 3 pounds by the price per pound of coffee, you obtain the amount of money she spent for 3 pounds. When you multiply 2 pounds by the price per pound of chocolate, you obtain the amount of money she spent for 2 pounds. If you add both amounts, you obtain the total spent, which was $24.

4. Therefore, you can express this as following:

$3x+2y=24$