Question 10 of 10 • DCSS Advanced Algebra CR 24-25
Dana wants to make two types of dog treats. She has 10 cups of peanut butter and 12 cups of flour. Her dog bone treat recipe uses 3 cups of peanut butter and 2 cups of flour to make one tray. A tray of her oatmeal dog treat recipe uses 1 cup of peanut butter and 4 cups of flour. She plans to sell trays of dog treats at the town festival and charge $6 for a tray of dog bone treats and $7 for a tray of oatmeal treats. Dana wants to maximize her income from selling the dog treats.When writing constraints for the problem, which definition for the variables x and y can be used to determine the maximum?
Answer
A
Let x represent the number of cups of peanut butter used and y represent the number of cups of flour used.
B
Let x represent the number of cups of peanut butter used and y represent the number of trays of dog bone treats made.
C
Let x represent the number of dog bone treats made and y represent the number of cups of flour used.
D
Let x represent the number of trays of dog bone treats made and y represent number of trays of oatmeal dog treats made.