Quiz

3. 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.

A 5 + 3.25 = k

B 5p + 3.25k = 18

C 5k + 3.25p = 18

D 5k = 3.25p + 18

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Cheyanne Blevins

Mathematics

26 March, 14:15

Quiz

3. 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.

A 5 + 3.25 = k

B 5p + 3.25k = 18

C 5k + 3.25p = 18

D 5k = 3.25p + 18

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Maggie Anthony · Answer 1

c. 5k + 3.25p = 18

This equation makes sense because we will multiply the price of kumquats by the amount of pounds of kumquats, and add that value to the price of pears times the amount of pears. And that number should equal 18.

Quiz3. The grocery store sells kumquats for $5.00 a pound and Asian pears for $3.25 apound. Write an equation in standard form for the weights of kumquats k andAsian pears p that a customer could buy with $18.A 5 + 3.25 = kB 5p + 3.25k = 18C 5k + 3.25p = 18D 5k = 3.25p + 18

Quiz

3. 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.

A 5 + 3.25 = k

B 5p + 3.25k = 18

C 5k + 3.25p = 18

D 5k = 3.25p + 18