A store sells two different-sized containers of a certain Greek yogurt. The store’s sales of this Greek yogurt totaled 1,277.94

Question

A store sells two different-sized containers of a certain Greek yogurt. The store’s sales of this Greek yogurt totaled $1,277.94$ dollars last month. The equation $5.48 x + 7.30 y = 1,277.94$ represents this situation, where $x$ is the number of smaller containers sold and $y$ is the number of larger containers sold. According to the equation, which of the following represents the price, in dollars, of each smaller container?

A.

$5.48$

B.

$7.30 y$

C.

$7.30$

D.

$5.48 x$

Accepted Answer

Choice A is correct. It's given that the store's sales of a certain Greek yogurt totaled 1,277.94 dollars last month. It's also given that the equation 5.48 x + 7.30 y = 1,277.94 represents this situation, where x is the number of smaller containers sold and y is the number of larger containers sold. Since x represents the number of smaller containers of yogurt sold, the expression 5.48 x represents the total sales, in dollars, from smaller containers of yogurt. This means that x smaller containers of yogurt were sold at a price of 5.48 dollars each. Therefore, according to the equation, 5.48 represents the price, in dollars, of each smaller container. Choice B is incorrect. This expression represents the total sales, in dollars, from selling y larger containers of yogurt. Choice C is incorrect. This value represents the price, in dollars, of each larger container of yogurt. Choice D is incorrect. This expression represents the total sales, in dollars, from selling x smaller containers of yogurt.

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