At the fish counter, salmon was selling for $9.60 a pound, whitefish for $7.20 a pound, swordfish for $8.40 a pound, and haddock for $6.90 a pound. Sasha bought 34 lb. of fish for $5.40. What fish did he choose?(1 point)
Responses
salmon
salmon
swordfish
swordfish
whitefish
whitefish
haddock
whitefish
To find out what fish Sasha chose, we can set up a system of equations using the given information.
Let's use the variables:
S = pounds of salmon
W = pounds of whitefish
SW = pounds of swordfish
H = pounds of haddock
We are given the following prices:
Salmon = $9.60 per pound
Whitefish = $7.20 per pound
Swordfish = $8.40 per pound
Haddock = $6.90 per pound
From the information given, we know the following:
S + W + SW + H = 34 (total pounds of fish purchased)
9.60S + 7.20W + 8.40SW + 6.90H = 5.40 (total cost of fish purchased)
To solve this system of equations, we can use a calculator or algebraic methods.