What equation could we write to represent that the number of pounds of sunflower seeds and the number of pounds of pumpkin seeds weighed a total of 20 pounds? Let s represent the number of pounds of sunflower seeds and p represent the number of pounds of pumpkin seeds.

Question

Cost of sunflower seeds
+
Cost of pumpkin seeds
=
Total
Cost
0.75s
+
0.5p
=
13
Number of
pounds of sunflower seeds
+
Number of
pounds of pumpkin seeds
=
Total weight
of the order
+
=

Answer 1

To represent the total weight of sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds, you can write the equation as follows:

\[ s + p = 20 \]

Where:

• \( s \) represents the number of pounds of sunflower seeds.
• \( p \) represents the number of pounds of pumpkin seeds.
• The total weight of the seeds is 20 pounds.

So, the equation \( s + p = 20 \) shows that the sum of the pounds of sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds equals 20 pounds.