Question

He prices for a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk for two grocery stores are shown below.

store a store b
bread $3.19 $3.49
milk $4.59 $4.39
sue needs to buy bread and milk for her church picnic. at store a, she would pay $137.24. at store b, she would pay $140.04. which of the following system of equations represents this situation?

A. 3.19b+4.59b = 137.24 3.49m +4.39bm 140.04
B. 3.19b+4.59m = 137.24 3.490+4.39m = 140.04
C. 3.19b+3.49m = 137.24 4.59b+4.39m = 140.04
D. 3.19b+3.49b = 137.24 4.59m +4.39m = 140.04

Answer 1

The correct system of equations that represents this situation is option C: 3.19b + 4.59m = 137.24 and 3.49b + 4.39m = 140.04.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct system of equations that represents this situation is option C.

The system of equations should be:

3.19b + 4.59m = 137.24

3.49b + 4.39m = 140.04

These equations represent the total cost of bread and milk at each store, with 'b' representing the quantity of bread and 'm' representing the quantity of milk. The coefficients of 'b' and 'm' in each equation are the prices of bread and milk at the respective stores.