Question

madison bought a pounds of apples and
b pounds of bananas and spent a total of
$10.38.
the price of apples is $0.60 per pound.
the price of bananas is $1.75 per pound.
create an equation that models the total
amount of money that madison spends
on fruit.
(do not use $ dollar signs in your
equation!)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate cost of apples

Cost of apples = price per pound × pounds = \( 0.60a \)

Step2: Calculate cost of bananas

Cost of bananas = price per pound × pounds = \( 1.75b \)

Step3: Total cost equation

Total cost = cost of apples + cost of bananas, so \( 0.60a + 1.75b = 10.38 \)

Answer:

\( 0.60a + 1.75b = 10.38 \)