A company spends $100 on 2 units of product X and 3 units of product Y. Which equation represents this spending?

Answer 1

To represent the spending of the company mathematically, we can define variables for the prices of product X and product Y. Let:

• \( p_X \) represent the price of one unit of product X.
• \( p_Y \) represent the price of one unit of product Y.

The company buys 2 units of product X and 3 units of product Y, and their total spending is $100.

This can be expressed with the equation:

\[ 2p_X + 3p_Y = 100 \]

This equation captures the total cost of the products based on their quantities and prices.