Solution
- The cost of the crops are $(a) for tomatoes, $(b) for eggplants, and $(c) for potatoes.
- We simply need to follow the statements about the farmer's pricing in order to determine the correct set of equations.
Statement 1:
- "1 tomato, 1 eggplant, 2 potatoes for $10"
- If there is 1 tomato, it implies that, this tomato is priced at $(a). Similarly, 1 eggplant would be priced at $(b), but 2 potatoes would be $(c) + $(c) = $2(c).
- We are told that the total cost for this package is $10.
- Thus, the first equation must be:
[tex]a+b+2c=10[/tex]- We can interprete the other packages in a similar manner.
Statement 2:
"2 tomatoes, 1 eggplant, 3 potatoes for $14"
- This implies that the farmer would price the packages as follows:
2 tomatoes: 2(a)
1 eggplant: 1(b)
3 potatoes: 3(c)
- Since the total cost is $14, we can write the second equation as follows:
[tex]2a+b+3c=14[/tex]Statement 3:
"4 tomatoes, 3 eggplants, 5 potatoes for $20"
- This implies that the farmer would price the packages as follows:
4 tomatoes: 4(a)
3 eggplants: 3(b)
5 potatoes: 5(c)
- Since the total cost is $20, we can write the third equation as follows:
[tex]4a+3b+5c=20[/tex]Final Answer
The 3 equations are:
[tex]\begin{gathered} a+b+2c=10 \\ 2a+b+3c=14 \\ 4a+3b+5c=20 \end{gathered}[/tex]OPTION C
