Question

The price of pears at a farm is $1.41 per pound. Which equation can be used to determine c, the total price of n pounds of pears?

c = 1.41/n
c = 1.41 + n
c = 1.41 − n
c = 1.41n

Answer 1

C=1.41n

The reason why, is because that's the total cost of one pound. So you multiply it to get the over all cost of the pounds you have

Answer 2

c = 1.41n, because pears are 1.41 per pound, and "per" can describe multiplication.