Translate the problem situation to a system of equations. Do not solve.Sarah Comar's Candy Store sold 15 individual pounds of jelly beans, one kind at $4.27 per pound and the other at $0.87 per pound. In all, $36.85 was taken in for the two types of jelly beans. How many pounds of each kind were sold?
A. x + y = 5.14; 4.27x + 0.87y = $36.85
B. x + y = 15; 4.27x + 0.87y = $36.85
C. x + y = 15; 5.14x + y = $36.85
D. x + y = 36.85; 4.27x + 0.87y = $15
Answer: B
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