You are in charge of buying the hamburger and chicken for a party. You have $36 to spend. The hamburger costs $2 per pound and chicken is $3 per pound. Write an equation that represents the different amounts of hamburger and chicken that you can buy.

a) Identify x:_______ y:______
b) Write the equation:_______________

c) Solve for the intercepts:

x-intercepts:_____________
y-intercepts:_____________

Respuesta :

Answer:

A.  x = hamburger    y = chicken

B.  2x + 3y = 36

Step-by-step explanation:

X intercept =

2x = 36

x = 18

Y intercept =

3y = 36

y= 12