Question

The grocery store sells kumquats for $4.75 a pound and Asian pears for $2.25 a pound. Write a equation in standard form for the weights of kumquats K and Asian pears P that a customer could buy with $22.

A. 4.75k + 2.25p = 22

B. 4.75k = 2.25p +22

C. 4.75 + 2.25 = k

D. 4.75p + 2.25 = 22

Answer 1

Since we are given the nomenclature already, proceed to the formation of equations. The total cost is $22. However, the other given data are price rates. So, you multiply them first with the number of respective pounds, p and k, then they would total to $22.

Thus, the answer is A.