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A food truck buys forks for each and plates for each. The total cost of forks and plates is . Which equation represents this situation?
A food truck buys forks for $ 0.04 each and plates for $ 0.48 each. The
Medium-difficulty · SAT Math · Linear Equations in Two Variables — Writing equations from data/points. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice D is correct. It’s given that the food truck buys forks for each. Therefore, the cost, in dollars, of forks can be represented by the expression . It’s also given that the food truck buys plates for each. Therefore, the cost, in dollars, of plates can be represented by the expression . Since the total cost of forks and plates is , the equation represents this situation.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C is incorrect. This equation represents a situation in which the food truck buys forks for each and plates for each.
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