Question

A food factory produces trail mix containing raisins and cashews at a cost of $9 per pound. Every 3 pound container of trail mix contains r pounds of raisins and c pounds of cashews. The factory purchases raisins at $4 per pound and cashews at $8 per pound. What equations represents this information?

Answer 1

Answer:

4r+8c = 27

Step-by-step explanation:

consider that 3 lbs will cost $27 at $9/lb

so, adding up the value of the raisins and cashews in a 3lb bag.