Question

Two pounds of dried cranberries cost $5.04, 3 pounds of dried cranberries cost $7.56, and 7 pounds of dried cranberries cost $17.64. What equation gives the total cost y of x pounds of dried cranberries?

Answer 1

y = 2.52x

y = cost, x = pounds of cranberries.

each pound costs 2.52

Explanation:

5.04/2 = 2.52