Two pounds of dried cranberries call $5.04 , 3 pounds of dried cranberries cost $7.56, and 7 pounds of dried cranberries cost $1

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Two pounds of dried cranberries call $5.04 , 3 pounds of dried cranberries cost $7.56, and 7 pounds of dried cranberries cost $1

7.64 . Which equation gives the total cost of y of x pounds of dried cranberries.
A. y=1.68x
B. y=2.52x
C. y=3.04x
D. y=5.04x

Mathematics

2 answers:

vivado [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-18T00:22:04+03:00

vivado [14]3 years ago

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The answer is B. Each lb of cranberries is 2.52
Hope this helps!

kupik [55] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-18T01:45:52+03:00

kupik [55]3 years ago

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To solve this we have to find the unit rate.
To do that we do 5.04/3=2.52
We could also do 7.56/2.52
Or 17.64/7=2.52

So we now know the unit rate is 2.52
And there is no y-intercept so

Y=2.52x

So B is the correct answer