Question

The grocery store sells kumquats for $5.00 a pound and Asian pears for $3.25 a pound. Write an equation in standard form for the weights of kumquats k and Asian pears p that a customer could buy with $18. 5 + 3.25 = k 5k + 3.25p = 18 5p + 3.25k = 18 5k = 3.25p + 18

Answer 1

Price of kumquats per pound = $5

Price of Asian pears per pound = $3.25

Let the weight of kumquats be represented by = k

Let the weight of Asian pears be represented by = p

As asked, how much kumquats and pears can be bought in $18

The equation will be

$5k+3.25p=18$