Lena is buying $12 worth of fruit to bring as a class snack. Apples are $1.40 per pound and bananas are $1.25 per pound. Let a be the number of pounds of apples and b the number of pounds of bananas. Write an equation in standard form to model the scenario.

Which equation can be used to model the scenario?
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Which equation represents the standard form for the given scenario?
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1 answer

1.40a + 1.25b = 12

Standard form: 140a + 125b = 1200