Question

3) An apple orchard charges an entrance fee of $15 for visitors to go apple picking. Any apples they pick can be purchased for $1.50 a pound. Part B: If a visitor spent $24, how many pounds of apples did they buy?

Answer 1

We know that

• The entrance fee is $15.

,

• There are charged $1.50 per pound.

The equation to model this situation is

$y=1.50x+15$

For y = 24, let's solve for x.

$\begin{gathered} 24=1.50x+15 \\ 24-15=1.50x \\ x=\frac{9}{1.50} \\ x=6 \end{gathered}$

Hence, they bought 6 pounds.