Venetta buys 2 pounds of pistachios and 3 pounds of almonds. The pistachios cost $4 more per pound than the almonds. She pays a total of $48. Which of the following are true? Select all that apply.
A.
One pound of pistachios plus 1 pound of almonds cost $20.
B.
The pistachios cost twice as much per pound as the almonds.
C.
Reducing the number of pounds of almonds by 1 results in a total cost of $40.
D.
The cost a, in dollars, of 1 pound of almonds is modeled by 2(a – 4) + 3a = 48.
E.
The cost p, in dollars, of 1 pound of pistachios is modeled by 2p + 3(p – 4) = 48.
+36915 Calculate the prices to figure out the rest of the options
2 p + 3a =48 but p = a+4
2 (a+4) + 3a = 48
a = 8 p = 12
now try to answer the rest of the Q
