Q:

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, what is the most reasonable definition for the variables x and y?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 represents the number of cups of flour used. D) Let x represent the number of trays of dog bone treats made and y represent the number of trays of oatmeal dog treats made.

Accepted Solution

A:
D. Let x represent the number of trays of dog bone treats made and y represent number of trays of oatmeal dog treats made.