To get snacks for a class trip, Clare went to the "bulk"
section of the grocery store, where she could buy any
quantity of a product and the prices are usually good.
Clare purchased:
+ some salted almonds at $6 a pound
+ some dried figs at $9 per pound.
She spent $75 before tax.
To do: Write an equation that describes the relationship
between pounds of figs and pounds of almonds that
Clare bought, and the dollar amount that she paid.
NOTE:
Let x = pounds of figs
Let y = pounds of almonds