SOLUTION: Carrots sell for $2.10 per pound, and crackers sell for $2.90 per pound. Glen bought some carrots and some crackers. The total weight was 2.3 pounds and cost $6.03. Let p repres

Question 837999: Carrots sell for $2.10 per pound, and crackers sell for $2.90 per pound. Glen bought some carrots and some crackers. The total weight was 2.3 pounds and cost $6.03.
Let p represent the number of pounds of carrots.

Which equation represents the situation described?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
List the facts and the variables.

x is pounds of carrots
y is pounds of crackers
Carrot price, 2.10 dollars/pound
Crackers price, 2.90 dollars/pound
x+y=2.3 pounds of both items combined
Cost of both items, 6.03 dollars

Account for pounds of the combined items, done already from the description:

Account for the cost:

Substitution would be a good method.
y=2.3-x;

-------Simplify this, and then use it to find y.
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