Question

Samantha sells two types of wristbands, rope or beaded. She charges more for beaded wristbands than for rope wristbands. The amount of money, in dollars, that she collects from selling x wristbands of one type and y wristbands of the other type can be modeled by the expression 5x+8y.

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What does the variable y represent in this situation?

A. the selling price of one rope wristband
B. the number of rope wristbands sold
C. the number of beaded wristbands sol
D. the selling price of one beaded wristband

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

Answer 2

C

Explanation:

Because the beaded wristbands cost more than the regulars, the 5 and 8 must refer to how much each type of wristband costs. And because y has the greater coefficient of 8, y must represent the number of beaded wristbands sold, or C. Hope this helps!