Question

PLZ HELP ME!! IF YOUR A GENUIS

Answer 1

Since "p" represents the number of pounds of peanuts and:  

4.05p + 14.40 = 4.50(p + 3) [then by distributing we have:

4.05p + 14.40 = 4.50p + 13.5 [then by subtracting 13.5 from both sides we have:

4.05p + 0.9 = 4.50p [then by subtracting 4.05p from both sides we have:

0.9 = 0.45p [then by dividing both sides by 0.45 we have:

2 = p

So there are 2 pounds of peanuts needed for the trail mix.