Question 22 Answer and Explanation _ACT April 2013 Form 71G Math Section

Use the following information to answer questions 20-22.

The table below shows the number of pounds of sugar, flour, and butter required to make 500 of each of 3 types of cookies sold at Van Mert’s Bakery. Let s represent the price of 1 pound of sugar, f the price of 1 pound of flour, and b the price of 1 pound of butter. All prices are in dollars.

22. Which of the following expressions gives the price of the sugar, flour, and butter required to make 500 snickerdoodle cookies and 500 chocolate chip cookies?

F. $\frac{13}{s}+\frac{14.5}{f}+\frac{10.5}{b}$

G. $\frac{42}{s}+\frac{52}{f}+\frac{27.5}{b}$

H. $13s+14.5f+10.5b$

J. $42s+52f+27.5b$

K. $42{s}^{2}+52{f}^{2}+27.5{b}^{2}$

Answer and Explanation

Your Answer is

Correct Answer is H

Explanation

To make 500 snickerdoodle cookies and 500 chocolate chip cookies use 7+6=13 lbs of sugar, 8+6.5=14.5 lbs of flour, 5.5+5=10.5 lbs of butter. So it took a total of 13s+14.5f+10.5b