Olivia buys 0.5 pounds of ricotta cheese and 0.25 pounds of parmesancheese. The parmesan cheese costs $5 more per pound than the ricotta cheese. She pays a total of $9.50.
Select all of the correct statements
that apply to this situation.
A) 1 pound of parmesan cheese
plus 1 pound of ricotta
cheese costs $27.
B) The parmesan cheese costs
twice as much per pound as
the ricotta cheese.
C) Increasing the number of
pounds of parmesan cheese
by 0.25 pounds results in a
total cost of $13.50.
D) The cost x, in dollars, of
1 pound of ricotta cheese
can be found by solving
0.5x + 0.25(x - 5) = 9.5. E) The cost y, in dollars, of
1 pound of parmesan cheese
can be found by solving
0.25y + 0.5(y – 5) = 9.5.