A health food store makes trail mix using dried fruit and nuts. The cost of the dried fruit is $2.50 per pound and the cost of the nuts is $2.00 per pound the total cost to make the trail mix is $225. If the total cost can be represented by the equation 2.5x+2y=225 what does the term 2.5x represent?

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Sampson

Mathematics

24 November, 07:56

A health food store makes trail mix using dried fruit and nuts. The cost of the dried fruit is $2.50 per pound and the cost of the nuts is $2.00 per pound the total cost to make the trail mix is $225. If the total cost can be represented by the equation 2.5x+2y=225 what does the term 2.5x represent?

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Heidy Mcdonald · Answer 1

The term 2.5x represents the fact that the cost of dried fruit is 2.50 per pound, as 2.50 equals 2.5. the x represents the number of pounds bought. does that answer your question?

Master · Answer 2

Answer:The entire expression should be subtracted from 30. To subtract the quantity, distribute the negative sign, which changes the signs on the terms. So, the - 2 changes to positive and gets added to 30 instead of subtracted from it.