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Venetta buys 2 pounds of pistachios and 3 pounds of almonds. The pistachios cost $4 more per pound than the almonds. She pays a

total of $48. Which of the following are true? Select all that apply.
A. One pound of pistachios plus 1 pound of almonds cost $20.
B. The pistachios cost twice as much per pound as the almonds.
C. Reducing the number of pounds of almonds by 1 results in a total cost of $40.
D. The cost a, in dollars, of 1 pound of almonds is modeled by 2(a – 4) + 3a = 48.
E. The cost p, in dollars, of 1 pound of pistachios is modeled by 2p + 3(p – 4) = 48.

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babunello [11.8K]2 months ago

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Answer:

A. Combining one pound of pistachios with one pound of almonds costs $20.

C. Decreasing the almond quantity by one pound leads to a total price of $40.

E. The price p (in dollars) per pound of pistachios is represented by the equation 2p + 3(p – 4) = 48.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let:

x = cost per pound of pistachios

y = cost per pound of almonds

We know that

x = y + 4 (Equation A)

2x + 3y = 48 (Equation B)

Substitute x from Equation A into Equation B:

2(y + 4) + 3y = 48

2y + 8 + 3y = 48

5y = 48 – 8

y = 8

Find x:

x = 8 + 4 = 12

Therefore, pistachios cost $12 per pound and almonds cost $8 per pound.

Verify the statements:

Case A) One pound of each equals $20.

True, since 12 + 8 = 20.

Case B) Pistachios cost twice as much as almonds.

False, because 2 × 8 = $16 ≠ $12.

Case C) Reducing almond pounds by 1 yields $40 total.

True, as 2(12) + 2(8) = 24 +16 = 40.

Case D) The almond cost modeled by 2(a – 4) + 3a = 48.

False; it should be 2(a + 4) + 3a = 48.

Case E) The pistachio cost modeled by 2p + 3(p – 4) = 48.

True, since p = a + 4 implies a = p – 4.

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