Question

Ashlee sells lunches for $7.00 and drinks for $2.25. One busy Saturday, Ashlee sold $440.00 worth of lunches and drinks. Which equation represents the relation between the number of lunches sold, x, the number of drinks sold, y, and the amount in dollars that Ashlee sold that day?

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Answer 1

7x + 2.25y = 440

Explanation:

Ashlee sells lunches for $7.00 and drinks for $2.25.

One busy Saturday, Ashlee sold $440.00 worth of lunches and drinks.

The number of lunches sold is x.

The number of drinks sold is y.

The appropriate equation will be:

= (7 × x) + (2.25 × y)

7x + 2.25y = 440