Agrocer sells oranges in bags. each empty bag weighs 2.5 ounces and each orange weighs 7.2 ounces. khalil buys a bag of oranges that weighs 60.1 ounces. which equation can be used to find x, the number of oranges in the bag? a.) 7.2+x=60.1 b.)2.5x+7.2=60.1 c.)60.1-x=2.5+7.2 d.)2.5+7.2x=60.1

D, 2.5 + 7.2x = 60.1. Notice that 2.5 is a constant in this problem, while 7.2 is a variable that changes based on the number of oranges placed in the bag.

You could think of this problem in this way. No matter how many oranges we put in the bag, the weight of the bag will always contribute 2.5 ounces to the total weight of the bag with oranges in it. If 7 oranges are placed in the bag, the bag itself weighs 2.5 ounces. If 14 oranges are placed in the bag, the bag itself weighs 2.5 ounces.

However, the weight of the bag filled with oranges will be changed by the number of oranges placed in the bag. A bag with 14 oranges will weigh much more than a bag with 7 oranges, as each orange contributes a weight of 7.2 ounces to the overall weight of the bag. Given that the number of oranges is represented by the variable , we can say that the oranges contribute a weight of to the bag.

Thus, the weight of our bag is , or D.

i am positive the answer is D  

Step-by-step explanation:

b

step-by-step explanation:

a difference is the result of subtraction. while each of these expressions has subtraction in it, a difference will be the result when subtraction is the last operation applied in the order of operations for the expression. this means subtraction must be outside of the parenthesis. only b has this.