Customers can pick their own apples at wells orchards. They pay $6 to enter the orchard and $2 per pound for the apples they pick. Write an equation to model the total cost, y, fir x pounds of apples.

A. y=6x+2

B. y=2x+6

C. y=2 (x+6)

D. y=x (6+2)

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Zack Mcconnell

14 September, 18:43

Customers can pick their own apples at wells orchards. They pay $6 to enter the orchard and $2 per pound for the apples they pick. Write an equation to model the total cost, y, fir x pounds of apples.

A. y=6x+2

B. y=2x+6

C. y=2 (x+6)

D. y=x (6+2)

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Tony Horton · Answer 1

6 dollars doesn't change, it's 6 per customer

the one that changes is cost of apples, 2 per pound where pounds is x

2 times number of pounds=2 times x or 2x

so total cost=admission+aples=6+2x or y=2x+6 where y=total cost

so B is the answer

Customers can pick their own apples at wells orchards. They pay $6 to enter the orchard and $2 per pound for the apples they pick. Write an equation to model the total cost, y, fir x pounds of apples.A. y=6x+2B. y=2x+6C. y=2 (x+6)D. y=x (6+2)

Customers can pick their own apples at wells orchards. They pay $6 to enter the orchard and $2 per pound for the apples they pick. Write an equation to model the total cost, y, fir x pounds of apples.

A. y=6x+2

B. y=2x+6

C. y=2 (x+6)

D. y=x (6+2)