The equation 4.05p+14.40=4.50(p+3) represents the number p of pounds of peanuts you need to make trail mix. How many pounds of peanuts do you need for the trail mix?

Question

You need pounds of peanuts for the trail mix

Answer 1

Since "p" represents the number of pounds of peanuts and:

4.05p + 14.40 = 4.50(p + 3) [then by distributing we have:

4.05p + 14.40 = 4.50p + 13.5 [then by subtracting 13.5 from both sides we have:

4.05p + 0.9 = 4.50p [then by subtracting 4.05p from both sides we have:

0.9 = 0.45p [then by dividing both sides by 0.45 we have:

2 = p

So there are 2 pounds of peanuts needed for the trail mix.

Answer 2

p=2 so you would end up with 2 peanuts